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

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6966a : US Code - Section 6966A: 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 each 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 other than lead
slag;
(B) coal combustion fly ash;
(C) blast furnace slag aggregate other than lead slag
aggregate;
(D) silica fume; and
(E) 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 10, 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 10, 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) Conformance
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 current 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 the extent to which recovered mineral components
are being substituted for Portland cement, particularly as a
result of current procurement requirements, and the energy
savings and environmental benefits associated with that
substitution;
(B) identify all barriers in procurement requirements to
greater realization of energy savings and environmental
benefits, including barriers resulting from exceptions from
current 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 10, 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 release of the report in accordance with
subsection (c)(3) of this section, take additional actions
authorized 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, so as
to -
(1) realize more fully the energy savings and environmental
benefits associated with increased substitution; and
(2) eliminate barriers identified under subsection (c) 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).