§ 23-24.10-13 - State procurement. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-24.10-13

   § 23-24.10-13  State procurement. –(a) No later than January 1, 2009, all state agencies shall meet at leastninety-five percent (95%) of their annual purchasing requirements withelectronic products registered to the Electronic Product EnvironmentalAssessment Tool (EPEAT) unless there is no EPEAT standard for such product.

   (b) All vendors of electronic products to the state shallprovide take-back and management services for their products at the end of lifeof those products and must be in compliance with all the requirements of thissection. Vendors shall provide assurances that all take-back and managementservices will operate in compliance with all applicable environmental laws.Purchasing preference must be given to electronic products that incorporatedesign for the preservation of the environment.