Senate Bill No. 269

(By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Caldwell, Chafin, Jenkins, Kessler, McCabe, Minard, Rowe, Snyder, White, Boley, Minear, Smith and Weeks)

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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;

reported January 22, 2004.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact §5A-3-57 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuation of the division of purchasing within the department of administration .

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §5A-3-57 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. PURCHASING DIVISION.

§5A-3-57. Continuation of the division of purchasing.
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code, the The division of purchasing within the department of administration shall continue to exist, pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code, until the first day of July, two thousand four eight, unless sooner terminated, continued or reestablished pursuant to the provisions of that article.

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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue
the division of purchasing within the department of administration until July 1, 2008, pursuant to the West Virginia sunset law. This bill is recommended by the joint committee on government operations.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.)