1. Assembly Bill No. 591–Committee on Government Affairs

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AN ACT relating to state purchasing; requiring the chief of the purchasing division of the

department of administration to assess fees for the use of the procurement and

inventory services of the purchasing division; and providing other matters properly

relating thereto.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 333.450 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 333.450 1. All claims for supplies, materials , [and] equipment and
  1. services purchased pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must, when
  1. approved by the chief, be audited and paid in the same manner as other
  1. claims against the state are required to be audited and paid.
  1. 2. The [amount of administrative and handling charges must be
  1. determined by the chief in each case, but must not exceed a uniform
  1. percentage basis charge between departments or using agencies.
  1. 3. The amount receivable from each using agency to which supplies,
  1. material or equipment is delivered must include:
  1. (a) The cost to the division of the items delivered; and

(b) The charges as determined pursuant to subsection 2.] chief shall

annually assess each using agency a fee for the procurement and

inventory services provided by the purchasing division to the using

agency. The fee must be based on the using agency’s use of the

procurement and inventory services of the purchasing division during

preceding years. The chief shall adjust the formula for calculating the

fee each biennium.

3. If an agency is not a using agency, the chief shall assess a fee of

not more than the cost to the division to process the order for the agency.

4. The chief may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this

section.

Sec. 2. NRS 333.460 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 333.460 Within 5 working days after the receipt of supplies, materials
  1. and equipment , [from the state purchasing fund,] each state officer,
  1. department, institution, board, commission or agency shall authorize the
  1. state controller to draw money by transfer or warrant from the using
  1. agency’s account [as determined pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 333.450
  1. for the transfer to or placement in the state purchasing fund.] for payment
  1. of the claim.

Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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