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                         SENATE BILL 5086

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators Haugen, Winsley, Deccio and Heavey; by request of Department of General Administration

Read first time 01/10/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Clarifying the authority to recover cost for contracts administration services within the department of general administration.

    AN ACT Relating to clarifying the authority to recover cost for contracts administration services within the department of general administration; and adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW to read as follows:

    The director of general administration may recover costs of purchasing and material control operations by charging or by requiring that suppliers apply a service charge to the price of materials, supplies, or services in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of purchasing and contracts administration.  Funds collected may not be used for any purpose other than cost recovery, and must be treated as a separate operating entity within the central stores revolving fund under RCW 43.19.1923.

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