A. When the Department of Transportation determines that any equipment or vehicle becomes excess, obsolete, antiquated, unused or otherwise surplus, the Department shall notify the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in writing that such equipment or vehicle is surplus. The notice shall identify:

1. The type, brand or make, and country of manufacture of the equipment or vehicle;

2. The age of the equipment or vehicle including, but not limited to, mileage;

3. Whether the equipment or vehicle is in good working condition or not;

4. If the equipment or vehicle is not in good working condition, whether it is in repairable condition at reasonable cost;

5. Original cost of the equipment or vehicle; and

6. Present value of the equipment or vehicle, if known.

B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services, with any other notice of surplus property, shall notify the eligible individuals or entities as provided in subsection C of this section of the availability of the surplus property of the Department of Transportation.

C. Prior to any advertised public auction or advertised sealed bids to all individuals and entities eligible for participation in the surplus program, the Office, thirty (30) days prior to the advertised auction date, shall offer, at fair market value, the equipment or vehicles to the individuals or entities, in the following order of priority:

1. Other state agencies;

2. Political subdivisions of the state;

3. Rural fire departments located in this state;

4. Rural water districts located in this state; and

5. Multipurpose senior citizen centers located in this state.

D. Any equipment or vehicles purchased pursuant to this section shall be made available to the purchaser on the date of purchase.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 29, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Renumbered from § 85.9C of this title by Laws 1999, c. 289, § 16, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 389, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 709.