42 U.S.C. § 6966 : US Code - Section 6966: Increased use of recovered mineral component in federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6966 : US Code - Section 6966: Increased use of recovered mineral component in federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete

(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Agency head
The term "agency head" means -
(A) the Secretary of Transportation; and
(B) the head of any other Federal agency that, on a regular
basis, procures, or provides Federal funds to pay or assist in
paying the cost of procuring, material for cement or concrete
projects.
(2) Cement or concrete project
The term "cement or concrete project" means a project for the
construction or maintenance of a highway or other transportation
facility or a Federal, State, or local government building or
other public facility that -
(A) involves the procurement of cement or concrete; and
(B) is carried out, in whole or in part, using Federal funds.
(3) Recovered mineral component
The term "recovered mineral component" means -
(A) ground granulated blast furnace slag, excluding lead
slag;
(B) coal combustion fly ash; and
(C) any other waste material or byproduct recovered or
diverted from solid waste that the Administrator, in
consultation with an agency head, determines should be treated
as recovered mineral component under this section for use in
cement or concrete projects paid for, in whole or in part, by
the agency head.
(b) Implementation of requirements
(1) In general
Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, the Administrator
and each agency head shall take such actions as are necessary to
implement fully all procurement requirements and incentives in
effect as of August 8, 2005 (including guidelines under section
6962 of this title) that provide for the use of cement and
concrete incorporating recovered mineral component in cement or
concrete projects.
(2) Priority
In carrying out paragraph (1), an agency head shall give
priority to achieving greater use of recovered mineral component
in cement or concrete projects for which recovered mineral
components historically have not been used or have been used only
minimally.
(3) Federal procurement requirements
The Administrator and each agency head shall carry out this
subsection in accordance with section 6962 of this title.
(c) Full implementation study
(1) In general
The Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of
Transportation and the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a study
to determine the extent to which procurement requirements, when
fully implemented in accordance with subsection (b) of this
section, may realize energy savings and environmental benefits
attainable with substitution of recovered mineral component in
cement used in cement or concrete projects.
(2) Matters to be addressed
The study shall -
(A) quantify -
(i) the extent to which recovered mineral components are
being substituted for Portland cement, particularly as a
result of procurement requirements; and
(ii) the energy savings and environmental benefits
associated with the substitution;
(B) identify all barriers in procurement requirements to
greater realization of energy savings and environmental
benefits, including barriers resulting from exceptions from the
law; and
(C)(i) identify potential mechanisms to achieve greater
substitution of recovered mineral component in types of cement
or concrete projects for which recovered mineral components
historically have not been used or have been used only
minimally;
(ii) evaluate the feasibility of establishing guidelines or
standards for optimized substitution rates of recovered mineral
component in those cement or concrete projects; and
(iii) identify any potential environmental or economic
effects that may result from greater substitution of recovered
mineral component in those cement or concrete projects.
(3) Report
Not later than 30 months after August 8, 2005, the
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study.
(d) Additional procurement requirements
Unless the study conducted under subsection (c) of this section
identifies any effects or other problems described in subsection
(c)(2)(C)(iii) of this section that warrant further review or
delay, the Administrator and each agency head shall, not later than
1 year after the date on which the report under subsection (c)(3)
of this section is submitted, take additional actions under this
chapter to establish procurement requirements and incentives that
provide for the use of cement and concrete with increased
substitution of recovered mineral component in the construction and
maintenance of cement or concrete projects -
(1) to realize more fully the energy savings and environmental
benefits associated with increased substitution; and
(2) to eliminate barriers identified under subsection (c)(2)(B)
of this section.
(e) Effect of section
Nothing in this section affects the requirements of section 6962
of this title (including the guidelines and specifications for
implementing those requirements).