5961-S AMH SHEW STEP 011

  

SSB 5961 - H AMD 1301

By Representative Shewmake

ADOPTED 03/02/2022

On page 1, line 7, after "projects" insert "that are public works,"

On page 1, line 21, after "standards;" strike "and" and insert "or" 

On page 2, line 14, after "environment" insert ", derived from biomass waste materials including forest, agricultural, yard, urban wood, food, and biosolid residuals"

EFFECT: 

Narrows the types of government-funded projects that state agencies and local governments are required to consider the use of biochar products for to only public works projects.

Modifies the list of circumstances when state agencies and local governments are not required to use biochar products to specify that only one, rather than all, criteria on the list needs to be met.

Modifies the definition of biochar to specify that biochar is derived from biomass waste materials including forest, agricultural, yard, urban wood, food, and biosolid residuals.

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