00                            SENATE BILL NO. 160                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to a procurement and electronic commerce tools program for state                                       
02 departments and instrumentalities of the state; and providing for an effective date."                                   
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 36.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read:                                    
05            Sec. 36.30.093.  State procurement and electronic commerce tools                                           
06       program.  (a)  The department may enter into a program under which the department                               
07       contracts with a person from the private sector to provide procurement services and to                            
08       provide for the delivery and use of electronic commerce tools.  Notwithstanding any                               
09       other provision of this chapter, the contract shall be awarded under AS 36.30.100 -                               
10       36.30.190.                                                                                                        
11            (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, all state departments                              
12       and instrumentalities of the state may participate in the program authorized by (a) of                            
13       this section.                                                                                                     
14            (c)  A procurement conducted by the person selected under (a) of this section is                             

01       not subject to this chapter.  However, where practicable, the procurement shall apply                             
02       the preferences under AS 36.15 and AS 36.30.322 - 36.30.338.                                                      
03            (d)  In this section, "instrumentalities of the state" means a state public                                  
04       corporation, a state enterprise, or another administrative unit of state government that                          
05       handles its procurement and supply management in a manner that is separate from a                                 
06       department of the state.                                                                                          
07    * Sec. 2.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in secs. 2 and 3, ch. 51, SLA                         
08 2003, are repealed.                                                                                                     
09    * Sec. 3.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
10 read:                                                                                                                   
11       APPLICABILITY.  Nothing in this Act affects the validity of actions taken by the                                  
12 Department of Administration under ch. 51, SLA 2003, before the effective date of this Act.                             
13    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).