1. (1) The department shall use postconsumer recycled material in federal and state highway construction projects, including but not limited to use as:

   1. (a) roadway fill material;
   2. (b) roadway aggregates;
   3. (c) bedding material;
   4. (d) foundation material; and
   5. (e) filter material.

2. (2) The department shall take procedural steps to provide for the incorporation of postconsumer recycled material into a highway project to ensure that:

   1. (a) road construction projects use postconsumer recycled material when the cost is less than or equal to the cost of other materials used for the same purpose; and
   2. (b) engineering standards demonstrate the acceptable use of postconsumer recycled material for a project.
3. (3) As used in this section, "postconsumer recycled material" means recycled glass processed into glass cullet, reclaimed asphalt and concrete, and recycled tires.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 166, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 17, L. 2025.