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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 442 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1990, chapters 449 and 857; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177163,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75140,"identifier":"2.2-4326","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/2\/2.2-4326","url":"\/2.2-4326\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4326\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/2\/2.2-4326","dublin_core":{"Title":"Preference for recycled paper and paper products used by state agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4326","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> In determining the award of any <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> for paper and paper products to be purchased for use by agencies of the Commonwealth, the Department of General <span class=\"dictionary\">Services<\/span> shall procure using competitive <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span> bidding and shall award to the lowest <span class=\"dictionary\">responsible bidder<\/span> offering recycled paper and paper products of a quality suitable for the purpose intended, so long as the bid price is not more than ten percent greater than the bid price of the low responsive and <span class=\"dictionary\">responsible bidder<\/span> offering a product that does not qualify under subsection B. <a id=\"paragraph-269855\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-4326\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> For purposes of this section, recycled paper and paper products means any paper or paper products meeting the EPA Recommended Content Standards as defined in former 40 C.F.R. Part 247. <a id=\"paragraph-269856\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-4326\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPREFERENCE FOR RECYCLED PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS USED BY STATE AGENCIES (\u00a7\n2.2-4326)\n\nA. In determining the award of any contract for paper and paper products to be\npurchased for use by agencies of the Commonwealth, the Department of General\nServices shall procure using competitive sealed bidding and shall award to the\nlowest responsible bidder offering recycled paper and paper products of a\nquality suitable for the purpose intended, so long as the bid price is not more\nthan ten percent greater than the bid price of the low responsive and\nresponsible bidder offering a product that does not qualify under subsection B.\n\nB. 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