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  • (1) "Division" means the Division of Purchasing and General Services created under Section 63A-2-101.
  • (2) "Federal surplus property" means surplus property of the federal government of the United States.
  • (3) "Information technology equipment" means equipment capable of downloading, accessing, manipulating, storing, or transferring electronic data, including:
    • (a) a computer;
    • (b) a smart phone, electronic tablet, personal digital assistant, or other portable electronic device;
    • (c) a digital copier or multifunction printer;
    • (d) a flash drive or other portable electronic data storage device;
    • (e) a server; and
    • (f) any other similar device.
  • (4) "Person with a disability" means a person with a severe, chronic disability that:
    • (a) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or a combination of mental and physical impairments; and
    • (b) is likely to continue indefinitely.
  • (5) "Property act" means the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 40 U.S.C. Sec. 549.
  • (6) "Purchasing director" means the director of the division appointed under Section 63A-2-102.
  • (7) "Smart phone" means an electronic device that combines a cell phone with a hand-held computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, and text and email capabilities.
  • (8) "State agency" means any executive branch department, division, or other agency of the state.
  • (9) "State surplus property":
    • (a) means state-owned property, whether acquired by purchase, seizure, donation, or otherwise:
      • (i) that is no longer being used by the state or no longer usable by the state;
      • (ii) that is out of date;
      • (iii) that is damaged and cannot be repaired or cannot be repaired at a cost that is less than the property's value;
      • (iv) whose useful life span has expired; or
      • (v) that the state agency possessing the property determines is not required to meet the needs or responsibilities of the state agency;
    • (b) includes:
      • (i) a motor vehicle;
      • (ii) equipment;
      • (iii) furniture;
      • (iv) information technology equipment;
      • (v) a supply; and
      • (vi) an aircraft; and
    • (c) does not include:
      • (i) real property;
      • (ii) an asset of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, established in Section 53C-1-201;
      • (iii) a firearm or ammunition; or
      • (iv) an office or household item made of aluminum, paper, plastic, cardboard, or other recyclable material, without any meaningful value except for recycling purposes.
  • (10) "State surplus property contractor" means a person in the private sector under contract with the state to provide one or more services related to the division's program for the management and disposition of state surplus property.
  • (11) "Surplus property program" means the program relating to state surplus property under Part 4, Surplus Property Service.
  • (12) "Surplus property program administrator" means:
    • (a) the purchasing director, if the purchasing director administers the surplus property program; or
    • (b) the state surplus property contractor, if the state surplus property contractor administers the surplus property program.




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