Procedures authorized for disposing of surplus state property; rules and regulations

(a) Subject to such limitations as the secretary of administration may prescribe, the secretary of administration or the secretary's designee may dispose of surplus state property to individuals and entities eligible for participation in the federal surplus property program and to the general public by any of the following methods: (1) Sale at fixed prices; (2) sale at negotiated prices; or (3) advertised public auction or advertised sealed bids. (b) All surplus state property shall be sold or otherwise disposed of within one year after the date that the property becomes surplus. The secretary of administration may adopt rules and regulations to establish procedures for the timely disposal of state surplus property. (c) Subject to such limitations as the secretary of administration may prescribe, state agencies that have been given local disposal authorization for specified surplus property identified by state surplus property personnel as having a current value of $500 or less may dispose of the property using any of the following methods: (1) Sell such property to a junkyard, as defined by K.S.A. 68-2203, and amendments thereto; (2) give such property to a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986; or (3) give such property to individuals or entities eligible for participation in the federal surplus property program.