§5A-3-56. Preference for the Use of Domestic Steel Products in State Contract Projects; Exceptions; Civil Penalties
(a)(1) Except when authorized pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, no contractor may use or supply steel products for a state contract project other than those steel products made in the United States. (2) As used in this section:
§5A-3-57. Buy American Task Force; Study; Report
(a) Findings. — The Legislature finds that: (1) The production of iron, steel, manufactured goods, coal and timber provides jobs and family income to many individuals in this state and, in turn, the jobs and family incomes of millions of persons in the United States;
§5A-3-58. Creation of the Purchasing Improvement Fund
There is hereby created in the state Treasury a special revenue account to be known as the Purchasing Improvement Fund. The Purchasing Improvement Fund shall receive funds transferred from the Purchasing Card Administration Fund by the Auditor pursuant to section ten-d, article three, chapter twelve of this code and shall be administered by the secretary. […]
§5A-3-59. Small, Women and Minority-Owned Businesses
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Minority individual" means an individual who is a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen who is in full compliance with United States immigration law and who satisfies one or more of the following definitions:
§5A-3-60. Annual Purchasing Training
(a) All executive department secretaries, commissioners, deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, department heads, deputy department heads and assistant department heads are hereby required to take two hours of training on purchasing procedures and purchasing cards annually. (b) The Director of the Purchasing Division and the Auditor shall offer the two-hour training […]
§5A-3-61. Standardization
(a) Notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary, a spending unit may utilize the process described in this section to standardize purchases of commodities used by the spending unit on a repeated basis. Such standardization may result in a determination that only a specific brand name for the commodity in question will be […]
§5A-3-62. Prohibited Contract Clauses
(a) Any term or condition in any contract entered into by the state shall be void ab initio to the extent that it requires the state to: (1) Indemnify or hold harmless any entity;
§5A-3-51. Maintenance and Service to Vehicles and Aircraft
The secretary may utilize any building or land owned by the state, any department, institution or agency thereof, for the storing, garaging, and repairing of such motor vehicles and aircraft. The secretary shall provide for the employment of personnel needed to manage said motor pool and to repair and service such vehicles and aircraft and […]
§5A-3-52. Division; Fund
(a) The secretary may establish an aviation division within the Department of Administration to: (1) Manage all aircraft owned or possessed by the State of West Virginia or any of its departments, divisions, agencies, bureaus, boards, commissions, offices or authorities: Provided, That, such aircraft shall not be used for personal purposes;
§5A-3-53. Enforcement of Travel Management Regulations
If any state officer, agent or employee fails to comply with any rule or regulation of the secretary made pursuant to section forty-eight of this article, the State Auditor shall, upon order of the secretary, refuse to issue any warrant or warrants on account of expenses incurred, or to be incurred, in the purchase, operation, […]