Section 54-44.4-07 - Procurement of environmentally preferable products1. The office of management and budget, the institutions of higher education, and any other state agency or institution that has authority to purchase products are encouraged to purchase environmentally preferable products. a. When practicable, specifications for purchasing newsprint printing services should specify the use of soybean-based ink. The North Dakota soybean council and the agriculture commissioner shall assist the office of management and budget in locating suppliers of soybean-based inks and in collecting data on the purchase of soybean-based inks.b. When practicable, biobased products should be specified.2. The office of management and budget, in coordination with the state board of higher education, shall develop guidelines for a biobased procurement program.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 15 (HB 1015),§ 33, eff. 7/1/2021.