SB133 HFAT Shott 3-6

Delegate Shott moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill No. 133 -- A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-3-3c, relating to exempting certain contracts related to recovery from a declared state of emergency from purchasing requirements; clarifying exemption from purchasing requirements for certain contracts entered into during a declared state of emergency; exempting from purchasing requirements renewals of certain contracts entered into during a declared state of emergency; clarifying that with respect to the renewal of certain contracts entered into during a declared state of emergency, recovery does not include permanent reconstruction after the initial state of emergency has ended; exempting from purchasing requirements the purchase of goods or services from the federal government or an agency thereof if the purchase of those goods and services is directly and solely related to the recovery from a declared state of emergency; requiring the Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to certify eligibility for exemption; setting forth record-keeping requirements; and defining the term “directly and solely related”. 

Adopted

Rejected