A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall maintain a clearinghouse of information regarding products made from recycled paper products and products manufactured with recycled materials for purchase by state public entities. The clearinghouse shall include information concerning the availability, price and quality of products made from recycled paper products and products manufactured with recycled materials. The clearinghouse shall also include information concerning vendors and other persons willing to purchase recyclable materials from state public entities. The Office shall develop a mechanism to make this information available to all state public entities.

B. The Office may enter into agreements with purchasing agents of any other state, local governments, or the federal government under which any of the parties may agree to participate in, administer, sponsor or conduct purchasing transactions under a joint contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, permanent personal property, miscellaneous capital or contractual services consistent with this act.

C. The Office may cooperate with purchasing agents and other interested parties of any other state, local governments, or the federal government to develop uniform purchasing specifications on a regional or national level to facilitate cooperative interstate purchasing transactions.