It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 23-19-31 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-19 entitled "Solid Waste Management Corporation" is hereby amended to read as follows:

23-19-31. Recycling facility at central landfill. -- The Rhode Island solid waste management {ADD resource recovery ADD} corporation shall construct a recycling facility at the state's central landfill that will be operational no later than January 1, 1988. This facility will receive separated recyclable waste as such is defined by the Rhode Island department of environmental management. The corporation shall use its reasonable efforts to market the recyclable materials to local commercial users of the material consistent with receiving optimum prices. The corporation shall also use its reasonable efforts to market finished goods made from recyclable materials to local commercial users of those goods, and shall offer these goods for sale through a quarterly competitive bid process consistent with industry practices. No bid contract shall exceed one calendar year. The corporation shall provide a thirty (30) calendar day prior public notice for any bid contract which would exceed one month. Neither the corporation nor any private concern operating the recycling facility pursuant to sections 23-19-3(10) and 23-19-9(a)(6) shall purchase recyclable materials from the facility or for processing at that facility. The solid waste management corporation will provide this service at no tipping cost to the cities and towns.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.