Assembly Bill No. 591–Committee on Government Affairs

(On Behalf of Purchasing Division)

March 17, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Requires chief of purchasing division of department of administration to assess fees for use of procurement and inventory services of purchasing division. (BDR 27-432)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

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:

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

1-2 333.450 1. All claims for supplies, materials , [and] equipment and

1-3 services purchased pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must, when

1-4 approved by the chief, be audited and paid in the same manner as other

1-5 claims against the state are required to be audited and paid.

1-6 2. The [amount of administrative and handling charges must be

1-7 determined by the chief in each case, but must not exceed a uniform

1-8 percentage basis charge between departments or using agencies.

1-9 3. The amount receivable from each using agency to which supplies,

1-10 material or equipment is delivered must include:

1-11 (a) The cost to the division of the items delivered; and

1-12 (b) The charges as determined pursuant to subsection 2.] chief shall

1-13 annually assess each using agency a fee for the procurement and

1-14 inventory services provided by the purchasing division to the using

1-15 agency. The fee must be based on the using agency’s use of the

2-1 procurement and inventory services of the purchasing division during

2-2 preceding years. The chief shall adjust the formula for calculating the

2-3 fee each biennium.

2-4 3. If an agency is not a using agency, the chief shall assess a fee of

2-5 not more than the cost to the division to process the order for the agency.

2-6 4. The chief may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this

2-7 section.

2-8 Sec. 2. NRS 333.460 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-9 333.460 Within 5 working days after the receipt of supplies, materials

2-10 and equipment , [from the state purchasing fund,] each state officer,

2-11 department, institution, board, commission or agency shall authorize the

2-12 state controller to draw money by transfer or warrant from the using

2-13 agency’s account [as determined pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 333.450

2-14 for the transfer to or placement in the state purchasing fund.] for payment

2-15 of the claim.

2-16 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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