1901 - Definitions.
CHAPTER 19 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Sec. 1901. Definitions. 1902. Cooperative purchasing authorized. 1903. Sale, acquisition or use of supplies by a public procurement unit. 1904. Cooperative use of supplies or services. 1905. Joint use of facilities. 1906. Supply of personnel, information and technical services. 1907. Use of payments received by a supplying public procurement unit. 1908. Compliance of public procurement units. 1909. Review of procurement requirements. 1910. Contract controversies. 1911. Immunity. 1912. Investment management agreements. 1913. Cooperative purchase of fire, rescue and ambulance company supplies. Enactment. Chapter 19 was added May 15, 1998, P.L.358, No.57, effective in 180 days. Cross References. Chapter 19 is referred to in section 102 of this title. § 1901. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Cooperative purchasing." Procurement conducted by or on behalf of more than one public procurement unit or by a public procurement unit with an external procurement activity. "External procurement activity." A buying organization not located in this Commonwealth which if located in this Commonwealth would qualify as a public procurement unit. An agency of the United States is an external procurement activity. "Local public procurement unit." A political subdivision, public authority, tax-exempt, nonprofit educational or public health institution or organization, nonprofit fire company, nonprofit rescue company, nonprofit ambulance company and, to the extent provided by law, any other entity, including a council of governments or an area government, which expends public funds for the procurement of supplies, services and construction. "Public procurement unit." A local public procurement unit or a purchasing agency. (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.) 2002 Amendment. Act 142 amended the def. of "local public procurement unit."