Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 144-3-3 - Overview3.1. W.Va. Code §5B-2I4(l) provides that the Department of Tourism shall be exempt from the purchasing procedures required by W.Va. Code §5A-3-1 et seq. Although exempt from the standard state purchasing procedures, this procedural rule sets forth the procedures for the purchase of commodities and services by the Department of Tourism.3.2. W. Va. Code §5B-2I-4(k) provides that the Department of Tourism shall utilize, to the fullest extent practicable and efficient, existing resources of the Department of Commerce for functions necessary for the operation of the Department of Tourism but which functions are not directly related to the purposes of the Department of Tourism, and that the Department of Tourism may enter into such agreements with the Department of Commerce or other agencies of the state as may be necessary or advisable to utilize existing resources of this state. Therefore, existing agreements for commodities and services, or existing commodities and services, at the Department of Commerce or other agencies of this state may be utilized by the Department of Tourism for the benefit of the Department of Tourism in carrying out its powers and duties set forth in W. Va. Code §5B-2I-4.