§103D-1103  Authority and duties. 
The state procurement office may:



(1)  Acquire from the United States under and in
conformance with section 203(j) of the Federal Property and Administration
Services Act of 1949, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the "Federal
Act", any personal property under the control of any executive agency of
the United States which has been determined to be surplus property under the
Federal Act, warehouse the property, and distribute the property within the
State to eligible recipients, as set forth in the Federal Act;



(2)  Receive applications from eligible health and
educational institutions for the acquisition of federal and state surplus
personal property, investigate, review, make recommendations and otherwise
assist, supervise, and direct the processing of these applications for
acquisition of federal personal property of the United States under section
203(k) of the Federal Act and state personal property under rules adopted by
the policy board;



(3)  Appoint advisory boards or committees;



(4)  Take any action including making certifications,
expenditures, contracts, agreements, and other undertakings, necessary in
connection with the disposal of personal property hereunder;



(5)  Act as a clearinghouse of information for the
eligible recipients referred to in paragraph (1) and other public and private
nonprofit institutions, organizations, and agencies eligible to acquire federal
or state surplus personal property; locate personal property available for
acquisition from the United States or state agencies; ascertain the terms and
conditions under which the property may be obtained; receive requests from
eligible recipients, institutions, organizations, agencies, and counties and
transmit to them all available information in reference to the property; and
assist eligible recipients, institutions, organizations, agencies, and counties
in every way possible in the consummation of acquisitions or transactions
hereunder;



(6)  Cooperate to the fullest extent, consistent with
the provisions of the Federal Act, with the departments or agencies of the
United States; file a state plan of operation, operate in accordance therewith,
and take any action that may be necessary to meet the minimum standards
prescribed in the Federal Act; make any reports that the United States may from
time to time require; and comply with the laws and regulations of the United
States governing the allocation, transfer, use, or accounting for property
donated or to be donated to the State;



(7)  Purchase from any other state the services of the
agency responsible for the distribution of surplus property and sell to any
other state the services of the state procurement office to ensure and promote
the effective administration of this chapter and of the surplus property
program.  The purchase or sale of services shall be made on a fee-for-service
or other equitable and reasonable basis; provided that the fee or other basis
of payment for services purchased or sold shall be computed to include the
costs of salaries, travel, supplies, and equipment and any other item properly
related to the cost of the service; and



(8)  Make certifications, take action, make
expenditures, and enter into contracts and undertakings for and in the name of
the State (including cooperative agreements with any federal agencies providing
for utilization by and exchange between them of the property, facilities,
personnel, and services of each by the other), require reports and make
investigations that the agency may deem necessary or proper for the
administration of this part, or that may be required by law or regulation of
the United States in connection with the disposal of real property and the
receipt, warehousing, and distribution of personal property received by the
agency from the United States. [L 1994, c 186, pt of §1; am L 1997, c 352, §23]