The Department of Environmental Quality shall provide for the development of a prioritized agenda of studies necessary to provide information to facilitate the design and implementation of recycling initiatives. Such studies may include, but not be limited to:

1. 1. Waste composition analyses for urban and rural areas;
2. 2. Surveys to delineate the knowledge, opinions, and preferences of Oklahoma citizens and businesses with respect to recycling;
3. 3. A range of municipal recycling demonstration projects;
4. 4. Yard waste composting demonstration projects to assist in reclaiming strip-mined land;
5. 5. An assessment of management options for hard-to-handle wastes such as lead-acid batteries, used motor oil, and white goods; and

6. 6. An assessment, in cooperation with the Department of Commerce, of the condition of markets for materials which are being or could be recovered from the municipal solid waste stream in Oklahoma.

   It is the intent of the Legislature that as funds become available, the Department of Environmental Quality shall cause the studies specified by this section to be conducted.

Laws 1990, HB 1905, c. 217, § 4, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1002, c. 145, § 177, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Renumbered from 63 O.S. § 1-2440 by Laws 1993, HB 1002, c. 145, § 359, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.