PRINTER'S NO. 649
No. 587 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY KUKOVICH, RHOADES, MELLOW, O'PAKE, KASUNIC, STOUT,
WAGNER, MUSTO, SCHWARTZ, KITCHEN, LAVALLE, BOSCOLA, LOGAN,
COSTA AND TARTAGLIONE, APRIL 11, 2003
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 11, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for powers and duties of the
3 Department of General Services.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 321 of Title 62 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 321. Powers and duties.
9 Except as otherwise specifically provided in this part, the
10 department shall have the following powers and duties:
11 (1) Procure or supervise the procurement of all
12 supplies, services and construction needed by executive
13 agencies and those independent agencies for which the
14 department acts as purchasing agency. Procurement authority
15 may be delegated in writing by the Secretary of General
16 Services.
17 (2) Exercise general supervision and control over all
18 inventories of supplies belonging to executive agencies.
1 (3) Sell, trade or otherwise dispose of surplus supplies
2 belonging to executive or independent agencies.
3 (4) Coordinate programs of executive and independent
4 agencies for the inspection, testing and acceptance of
5 supplies and construction to ensure availability of
6 facilities and to avoid a duplication of functions.
7 (5) Establish and maintain a central office where
8 businesses operating in this Commonwealth may obtain
9 information pertaining to the procurement needs of
10 Commonwealth agencies.
11 (6) Participate in the management and maintenance of a
12 contractor responsibility program in coordination with the
13 Office of the Budget and other agencies as may be directed by
14 the Governor.
15 (7) Insure that procurement of goods, supplies and
16 material for executive agencies and those independent
17 agencies for which the department acts as purchasing agency
18 are labeled Energy Star in compliance with the Environmental
19 Protection Agency and the Department of Energy specifications
20 whenever possible.
21 (8) Prior to approval to rent, purchase or renovate a
22 building or structure for executive agencies and those
23 independent agencies for which the department acts as an
24 agent, the department must consider if the building or
25 structure is energy efficient. The department may deny a
26 rental, purchase or renovation if the building is deemed not
27 to be energy efficient.
28 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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