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CA Pub Cont Code § 10873 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 9 - Offenses|Section 10873.

10873.  Such felonies are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 556. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10874 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 9 - Offenses|Section 10874.

10874.  Such persons are also liable to the state for double the amount the state may have lost, or be liable to lose by reason of the acts made crimes by this article.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 11005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 9 - Offenses|Section 11005.

11005.  “Spouse,” as used in this code, includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 91. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12156 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12156.

12156.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no state agency shall purchase any printer or duplication cartridge for which the manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or remanufacturer places restrictions on the recycling or remanufacturing of that cartridge by any other person. For purposes of this section, these restrictions include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Reducing the price of the cartridge in exchange for any agreement not to remanufacture the cartridge.(2) A licensing agreement on the cartridge that forbids remanufacturing.(3) Any contract that forbids the remanufacturing or recycling of the cartridge.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or remanufacturer who establishes a recycling or remanufacturing program that is available to its customers may enter into signed agreements with those customers consenting to the return of the used cartridge to the manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or remanufacturer, only for either of the following purposes:(1) Recycling and remanufacturing, for purposes of making the remanufactured cartridge available for purchase.(2) Recycling.(c) Each state agency shall print a statement on the cover of its printer or duplicator cartridge bid packages, or in some other noticeable place in the bid packet, notifying all bidders that it is unlawful to prohibit a printer or duplication cartridge that is sold to the state from being recycled or remanufactured, except as specified in subdivision (b).(d) This section does not authorize any violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code) or the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code).(e) As used in this section, the following terms mean:(1) “Printer or duplication cartridge” means a cartridge, including, but not limited to, a toner or ink cartridge, used in printer or duplication equipment for business or personal use.(2) “Recycled” means a printer or duplication cartridge that would otherwise become solid waste, but which has undergone a process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, or reconstituting, and which has been returned for the manufacture of new products or the remanufacture of used cartridges.(3) “Remanufactured” means a printer or duplication cartridge that has served its intended end use, but, rather than being discarded or disposed of, has instead been restored, renovated, repaired, or recharged, without substantial alteration of its form.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 910, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12164.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 2 - Recycled Paper Products|Section 12164.5.

12164.5.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that for the current state waste paper collection program, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall provide participating locations with public information awareness and training to state and legislative employees. Additionally, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall provide training for personnel, including but not limited to, state and buildings and grounds personnel, responsible for the collection of waste materials. This training shall include, but is not limited to, educating and training the personnel concerning the separation and collection of recyclable materials.(b) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery continue the current state waste paper collection program and use this program as a model to develop a plan for other waste materials generated by state and legislative employees.(c) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the department, in consultation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, shall submit a new recycling plan, which includes, but is not limited to, the collection and sale of waste materials generated by state and legislative employees. This plan shall be submitted to the appropriate legislative policy committees on or before August 31, 1990. The plan may be phased in utilizing those office facilities and collecting those waste materials most conducive to operation of a source separation program, but shall be fully implemented by June 1, 1991.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 70. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12165 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 2 - Recycled Paper Products|Section 12165.

12165.  (a) After implementing a recycling plan pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12164.5, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall establish, implement, and maintain a recycling plan for the Legislature, which may include all legislative offices and individual members’ district offices; all state offices whether in state-owned buildings or leased facilities in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco Counties; and in any other areas that the board determines to be feasible. The plan shall include the provisions for the recycling of office paper, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, beverage containers (as defined in Section 14503 of the Public Resources Code), waste oil, and any other material at the discretion of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(b) The collection program for each product and each location shall be reevaluated by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery on or before January 1, 1994. Subsequently, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, upon the determination that inclusion of any particular material type would result in a net revenue loss to the state, shall have the discretion to exclude that material from the program, and shall report its conclusions and recommendations to the Legislature. In determining the net revenue loss for the collection of a specified waste material, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall include the avoided cost to dispose of the waste material. The plan shall provide either for the collection and sale of materials to private brokers, recycling plants, or nonprofit organizations, or the operation of these entities by the state, or a combination thereof. The plan shall be implemented at the earliest possible date.(c) The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall provide participating locations with public awareness information and training to state and legislative employees, including, but not limited to, the proper separation and disposal of recyclable resources. Additionally, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall provide training for personnel, including, but not limited to, state buildings and grounds personnel, responsible for the collection of waste materials. This training shall include, but is not limited to, educating and training the personnel concerning the separation and collection of recyclable materials.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 71. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12166 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 2 - Recycled Paper Products|Section 12166.

12166.  The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may contract as necessary for the recycling of products which have been returned pursuant to Section 12165.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 72. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12167.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 2 - Recycled Paper Products|Section 12167.1.

12167.1.  Proceeds received from the implementation of the recycling plan established pursuant to Section 12165 or any other activity involving the collection and sale of recyclable materials in state and legislative offices located in state-owned and state-leased buildings, including, but not limited to, the sale of waste materials through recycling programs, shall be utilized to offset program recycling costs.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 75. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 3 - Compost and Co-compost Products|Section 12180.

12180.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to encourage the use of marketable end products which are produced as a result of superior waste management by counties, cities, and local agencies.The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the public interest to provide special consideration for the state purchase of co-compost and compost products because these products substantially reduce the need for solid waste disposal facilities, such as landfills, and will assist the state in providing new alternatives for the alarming decrease in available solid waste disposal facilities, such as landfills.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1094, Sec. 10.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12183 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 3 - Compost and Co-compost Products|Section 12183.

12183.  (a) All state departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the Department of Parks and Recreation, shall give purchase preference to compost and cocompost products when they can be substituted for, and cost no more than, the cost of regular fertilizer or soil amendment products, or both, if the cocompost products meet all applicable state standards and regulations, as determined by appropriate testing. The product preference shall include, but not be limited to, the construction of noise attenuation barriers and safety walls, highway planting projects, and recultivation and erosion control programs.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 538. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12184 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 3 - Compost and Co-compost Products|Section 12184.

12184.  It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, that the revenues derived from the state purchase of co-compost products will be used by counties, cities, and local agencies to offset the costs of construction, operation, and maintenance of co-compost waste disposal facilities.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1094, Sec. 10.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 4 - Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies|Section 12200.

12200.  For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Board” means the California Integrated Waste Management Board, as defined pursuant to Section 40110 of the Public Resources Code.(b) “Business” includes bidders, contractors, and other interested parties that provide services to, or sell products to, the state.(c) “Department” means the Department of General Services.(d) “Director” means the Director of General Services.(e) “Postconsumer material” means a finished material that would have been disposed of as a solid waste, having completed its life cycle as a consumer item, and does not include manufacturing wastes.(f) “Product categories” include paper products, printing, and writing papers, compost, cocompost, or mulch, glass, oil, plastic, paint, tires, tire-derived products, antifreeze, and metal.(g) “Purchase” means any contractual agreement that state agencies use to obtain goods or materials.(h) “Recycled products” mean goods or materials that meet the requirements identified in Section 12209, including any good or material that has been reused or refurbished without substantial alteration of its original form.(i) “Reportable purchase” means the purchase of any goods or materials, with recycled content or not, that may be reported or categorized or classified within one of the product categories identified in Section 12207.(j) “Reportable recycled product purchase” means the purchase of any goods or materials that meet the requirements identified in Section 12209, that may be reported or categorized or classified within one of the product categories identified in Section 12207, including any good or material that has been reused or refurbished without substantial alteration of its original form.(k) “SABRC” means the State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign.(l) “Secondary material” means fragments of finished products or finished products of a manufacturing process, that has converted a resource into a commodity of real economic value, but does not include excess virgin resources of the manufacturing process, such as fibers recovered from wastewater, trimmings of paper machine rolls, mill broke, plastic, or metal trimmings, or shavings, or other residue from a manufacturing process. Secondary material does not include postconsumer material, so that the secondary material plus the postconsumer material plus the virgin material adds up to 100 percent of the product.(m) “State agency” means each entity identified in Section 11000 of the Government Code, and includes the California State University.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 590, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 4 - Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies|Section 12201.

12201.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve and protect its resources. The Legislature further finds and declares that the use of recycled products produced as the result of the superior waste management efforts by the state and local governmental entities will help conserve resources.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state pursue all feasible measures to improve markets for recycled products including, but not limited to, bid evaluation preferences for purchases made by the state.(c) If fitness and quality are equal, each state agency shall purchase recycled products instead of nonrecycled products whenever recycled products are available at the same or a lesser total cost than nonrecycled products.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 590, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 4 - Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies|Section 12203.

12203.  Each state agency shall ensure each of the following:(a) (1) Before January 1, 2020, at least 50 percent of reportable purchases are recycled products.(2) On and after January 1, 2020, at least 75 percent of reportable purchases are recycled products, except for paint, antifreeze, and tires.(3) On and after January 1, 2020, at least 50 percent of reportable purchases of paint, antifreeze, and tires are recycled products.(b) The requirements specified in this article apply to all reportable purchases of state agencies for product categories listed in this article.(c) The reportable purchases of state agencies shall meet each requirement for, and be applied to the total dollar amount of, each specified product category as defined in this article. The purchase of a recycled product from one category may not be applied toward the requirements for, or the total dollar amount of, any other category listed in this article.(d) Each state agency shall require the businesses with whom it contracts to use, to the maximum extent economically feasible in the performance of the contract work, recycled products.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 617, Sec. 1. (AB 2675) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 4 - Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies|Section 12205.

12205.  (a) (1) All state agencies shall require all businesses to certify in writing the minimum percentage, if not the exact percentage, of postconsumer material in the products, materials, goods, or supplies offered or sold to the state regardless of whether the product meets the requirements of Section 12209. The certification shall be furnished under penalty of perjury. The certification shall be provided regardless of content, even if the product contains no recycled material.(2) With respect to printer or duplication cartridges that comply with the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 12156, the certification required by this subdivision shall specify that the cartridges so comply.(3) A state agency may waive the certification requirement if the percentage of postconsumer material in the products, materials, goods, or supplies can be verified in a written advertisement, including, but not limited to, a product label, a catalog, or a manufacturer or vendor Internet Web site.(b) (1) All businesses shall certify in writing to the contracting officer or his or her representative the minimum percentage, if not the exact percentage, of postconsumer material in the products, materials, goods, or supplies being offered or sold to the state regardless of whether the product meets the requirements of Section 12209. The certification shall be furnished under penalty of perjury. The certification shall be provided regardless of content, even if the product contains no recycled material.(2) With respect to printer or duplication cartridges that comply with the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 12156, the certification required by this subdivision shall specify that the cartridges so comply.(3) A state agency may waive the certification requirement if the percentage of postconsumer material in the products, materials, goods, or supplies can be verified in a written advertisement, including, but not limited to, a product label, a catalog, or a manufacturer or vendor Internet Web site.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 590, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 12209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign|ARTICLE 4 - Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies|Section 12209.

12209.  For purposes of this article, the following minimum content requirements apply:(a) Recycled paper products shall consist of at least 30 percent, by fiber weight, postconsumer fiber.(b) (1) Recycled printing and writing paper shall consist of at least 30 percent, by fiber weight, postconsumer fiber.(2) Printed newspapers that meet the requirements of Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 42750) of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code shall be considered in compliance with the requirements of this section.(c) For recycled compost, cocompost, and mulch, at least 80 percent of the product shall consist of materials, including, but not limited to, the materials listed in subdivision (c) of Section 12207, that would otherwise be normally disposed of in landfills.(d) For recycled glass, the total weight shall consist of at least 10 percent postconsumer material.(e) Rerefined lubricating oil shall have a base oil content consisting of at least 70 percent rerefined oil.(f) (1) For recycled plastic products, other than printer or duplication cartridges, the total weight shall consist of at least 10 percent postconsumer material.(2)  Recycled printer or duplication cartridges shall comply with either the requirements set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 12156 or the general requirement for recycled plastic products set forth in paragraph (1).(g) Recycled paint shall have a recycled content consisting of at least 50 percent postconsumer paint. Preconsumer or secondary paint does not qualify as “recycled paint” pursuant to this subdivision. If paint containing 50 percent postconsumer content is unavailable, or is restricted by a local air quality management district, a state agency may substitute paint with at least 10 percent postconsumer content.(h) Recycled antifreeze fluid shall have a recycled content of at least 70 percent postconsumer materials.(i) Retreaded tires must use an existing casing that has undergone an approved or accepted recapping or retreading process, in accordance with Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 42400) of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.(j) For tire-derived products, the total content shall consist of at least 50 percent recycled used tires.(k) For recycled metal products, the total weight shall consist of at least 10 percent postconsumer material.(l) For reused or refurbished products, there is no minimum content requirement.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 590, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2006.)