Vermont § 10m - Statement of policy; sustainable building components; annual report

§ 10m. Statement of policy; sustainable building components; annual report

• (a) Policy. It shall be the State’s policy to use sustainable building components, including recycled
  materials and manufacturing byproducts, in all maintenance, construction, and improvement
  projects within the State’s Transportation Program to the extent that sources of quality
  sustainable building components are available and the use is consistent with producing
  transportation assets with a demonstrated evidence of long-term durability. (b) Specifications. The Agency shall define its performance and related specifications and contract bid
  documents to allow and, as practicable, encourage the use of sustainable building
  components. (c) Recycled asphalt pavement. Recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) shall be used on all Agency paving projects to the
  extent sources of RAP of a quality comparable to hot mix asphalt is available. The
  Agency shall define paving project specifications and contract bid documents to allow
  for the use of up to 50 percent RAP. (d) Research and testing. The Agency is encouraged to continue researching, testing, and, wherever practicable,
  using sustainable building components, pozzolans, and alternatives to Portland Cement
  as part of the construction specifications for all transportation infrastructure projects. (e) Annual report. The Agency, in consultation with the Recycled Materials Working Group, shall, during
  each session of the General Assembly, provide an oral report to the House and Senate
  Committees on Transportation on the use of sustainable building components in maintenance,
  construction, and improvement projects within the State’s Transportation Program. (Added 2021, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 56, eff. July 1, 2022.)