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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 616 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1993, chapter 801; in 1994, chapter 419<\/a>; in 1995, chapter 109<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 290<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86146,"section_number":"2.2-4323","catch_line":"Purchase programs for recycled goods; agency responsibilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4323\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146217,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71420,"identifier":"10.1-1425.8","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.2\/10.1-1425.8","url":"\/10.1-1425.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.8\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.2\/10.1-1425.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department of Transportation; authority and duty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> of Transportation<\/span> is authorized to conduct recycling research projects, including the establishment of demonstration projects which use recycled products in highway construction and maintenance. Such projects may include by way of example and not by limitation the use of ground rubber from used tires or glass for road surfacing, resurfacing and sub-base materials<\/span>, as well as the use of plastic or mixed plastic materials<\/span> for ground or guard rail posts, right-of-way fence posts and sign supports.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> of Transportation<\/span> shall periodically review and revise its bid procedures and specifications to encourage the use of products and materials<\/span> with recycled content in its construction and maintenance programs.\n\t\tThe Commissioner of Highways may continue to provide for the collection of used motor oil and motor vehicle antifreeze from the general public at maintenance facilities in the County of Bath. The Commissioner of Highways may designate the source of funding for the collection and disposal<\/span> of these materials<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; AUTHORITY AND DUTY (\u00a7 10.1-1425.8)\n\nThe Department of Transportation is authorized to conduct recycling research\nprojects, including the establishment of demonstration projects which use\nrecycled products in highway construction and maintenance. Such projects may\ninclude by way of example and not by limitation the use of ground rubber from\nused tires or glass for road surfacing, resurfacing and sub-base materials, as\nwell as the use of plastic or mixed plastic materials for ground or guard rail\nposts, right-of-way fence posts and sign supports.\n\t\tThe Department of Transportation shall periodically review and revise its bid\nprocedures and specifications to encourage the use of products and materials\nwith recycled content in its construction and maintenance programs.\n\t\tThe Commissioner of Highways may continue to provide for the collection of\nused motor oil and motor vehicle antifreeze from the general public at\nmaintenance facilities in the County of Bath. The Commissioner of Highways may\ndesignate the source of funding for the collection and disposal of these\nmaterials.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 616; 1993, c. 801; 1994, c. 419; 1995, c. 109; 1996, c. 290.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}