[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR84.16]

[Page 458-459]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 84-- UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B--Pre-Award Requirements
 
Sec. 84.16  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

    Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (Pub. L. 94-
580, 42 U.S.C. 6962), any State agency or agency of a political 
subdivision of a State which is using appropriated Federal funds must 
comply with Section

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6002. Section 6002 requires that preference be given in procurement 
programs to the purchase of specific products containing recycled 
materials identified in guidelines developed by the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR parts 247 through 254). Accordingly, 
State and local institutions of higher education, hospitals, commercial 
organizations and international organizations when operating 
domestically, and non-profit organizations that receive direct Federal 
awards or other Federal funds shall give preference in their procurement 
programs funded with Federal funds to the purchase of recycled products 
pursuant to the EPA guidelines.