12-3-509 - Purchase of remanufactured office materials, supplies and equipment Biennial report. - Tennessee Statutes

12-3-509. Purchase of remanufactured office materials, supplies and equipment Biennial report.

(a)  Whenever the commissioner of general services determines it to be advantageous, specifications for office materials, supplies and equipment to be purchased by the state or any of its departments, institutions, or agencies shall be worded or designed so as to permit remanufactured office materials, supplies and equipment to be eligible for purchase. Such specifications may provide that remanufactured office materials, supplies and equipment be comparable in use and quality to new or currently manufactured office materials, supplies and equipment.

(b)  The commissioner of general services shall prepare and submit to the governor, the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, and the chairs of the committees on government operations a biennial report concerning the purchase of remanufactured office materials, supplies and equipment. Such report shall include the amount and frequency of such purchases, the cost savings realized by the state as a result of such purchases, and remaining issues and areas for improvement.

[Acts 2005, ch. 166, § 1.]