{"data":{"id":"us-mt/60-2-240","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"60-2-240","heading":"Use of postconsumer recycled materials in highway construction projects -- definition.","body":"(1) The department shall use postconsumer recycled material in federal and state highway construction projects, including but not limited to use as:\n(a) roadway fill material;\n(b) roadway aggregates;\n(c) bedding material;\n(d) foundation material; and\n(e) filter material.\n(2) The department shall take procedural steps to provide for the incorporation of postconsumer recycled material into a highway project to ensure that:\n(a) road construction projects use postconsumer recycled material when the cost is less than or equal to the cost of other materials used for the same purpose; and\n(b) engineering standards demonstrate the acceptable use of postconsumer recycled material for a project.\n(3) As used in this section, \"postconsumer recycled material\" means recycled glass processed into glass cullet, reclaimed asphalt and concrete, and recycled tires.","path":["TITLE 60. HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 2. STATE ADMINISTRATION","Part 2. Department of Transportation General Powers and Duties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0600/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0400/0600-0020-0020-0400.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:34Z","sha256":"d9ba801ca2f935a7f56cea5ecb07f3e10dd3645c869600d2ebb793386365299f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/60-2-226","next":"us-mt/60-2-241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}