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Under current law, industrial byproducts — waste materials like fly ash, slag, cement kiln dust, and contaminated soil generated by industrial processes — could only be reused in Department of Transportation public projects. This bill expands that permission so that once the director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control approves an application to reuse an industrial byproduct, that material can be incorporated into any qualifying construction project, including roads, walkways, parking facilities, and other public-benefit infrastructure. The bill also explicitly excludes coal mine waste from the definition of industrial byproduct and exempts approved byproducts from requirements to provide health risk assessments, site management plans, and environmental covenants.