Senate Bill No. 139–Committee on Government Affairs

(On Behalf of Purchasing Division)

February 8, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to transfer and sale of surplus property of state agencies. (BDR 27-433)

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 property; authorizing the chief of the purchasing division of the department of administration to transfer, upon request, any surplus supplies, materials or equipment of a state agency to another state agency without cost to the requesting state agency; authorizing the chief of the purchasing division to sell surplus supplies, materials or equipment of state agencies under certain circumstances; 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 334.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 334.040 1. The [products or any article of any state institution not

1-3 required for its own consumption or use may be sold by the official in

1-4 charge of such institution at its reasonable market value, and the proceeds

1-5 of such sale shall be deposited in the fund or appropriation for the support

1-6 of such institution and not in the general fund.

1-7 2. If any state institution disposes of any of its products or any article

1-8 not required by it to any other state institution, the state institution selling

1-9 the same shall present a claim for the agreed sale price against the

1-10 institution purchasing the same, which shall be certified by the proper

1-11 officer of the purchasing institution. After approval by the state board of

1-12 examiners, the state controller shall draw his warrant in favor of the fund or

1-13 appropriation for the support of the selling institution, and the official in

1-14 charge of the selling institution is authorized to receipt for the warrant.

2-1 Upon its presentation the state treasurer shall transfer the amount of the

2-2 warrant to such fund or appropriation and not to the general fund.] chief of

2-3 the purchasing division of the department of administration may, upon

2-4 the request of a state agency, transfer any surplus supplies, materials or

2-5 equipment of another state agency to the requesting state agency without

2-6 cost to the requesting state agency.

2-7 2. The chief of the purchasing division may sell any surplus supplies,

2-8 materials or equipment which is not transferred to a state agency

2-9 pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1. Unless otherwise authorized

2-10 by the director of the department of administration, the proceeds of the

2-11 sale must be deposited in the fund from which the money to purchase the

2-12 supplies, materials or equipment was expended.

2-13 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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