Section 3-129-4 - Donee certification and agreements(a) To be eligible for surplus property a donee certifies that: (1) It is a public agency or a nonprofit institution or organization exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 within the meaning of Section 203 (j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and regulations of the administrator of General Services Administration;(2) If a public agency, the property is needed and will be used by the recipient for carrying out or promoting for the residents of a given political area one or more public purposes, or, if a nonprofit, tax-exempt institution or organization, the property is needed for and will be used by the recipient for educational or public health purposes, including research for such purpose, or for programs for older individuals;(3) The property is not being acquired for any other use or purpose, or for sale or other distribution, or for permanent use outside the State, except with prior approval of the state agency;(4) Funds are available to pay all costs and charges incident to donation; and(5) They shall be subject to the nondiscrimination regulations governing the donation of surplus personal property issued under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 606 of Title VI of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended and Section 3 03 of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.(b) When issued surplus property, the donee agrees: (1) That all items of property shall be placed in use for the purpose(s) for which acquired, within one year of receipt and shall be continued in use for such purpose(s) for one year from the date the property was placed in use. In the event the property is not so placed in use or continued in use, the donee shall immediately notify the state agency and, at the donee's expense, shall return such property to the state agency or otherwise make the property available for transfer or other disposal by the state agency, provided the property is still usable as determined by the state agency;(2) To special handling or use limitations as are imposed by the General Services Administration on any item(s) of property listed hereon; and(3) That in the event the property is not so used or handled as required by paragraphs (1) and (2), title and right to the possession of such property shall at the option of General Services Administration, revert to the United States of America and upon demand the donee shall release such property to such person as the general services administration or its designee shall direct.(c) The donee agrees to the following conditions imposed by the state agency, applicable to items with a unit acquisition cost of five thousand dollars or more and passenger motor vehicles, regardless of acquisition costs, except vessels fifty feet or more in length and aircraft: (1) The property shall be used only for the purpose(s) for which acquired and for no other purpose(s);(2) There shall be a period of restriction which will expire after such property has been used for the purpose(s) for which acquired for a period of eighteen months from the date the property is placed in use, except for such items of major equipment, listed hereon, on which the state agency designates a further period of restriction; and(3) In the event the property is not so used as required by paragraphs (1) and (2) and the federal restrictions in sections (b)(1) and (b)(2) have expired, then title and right to the possession of such property shall at the option of the state agency revert to the State and the donee shall release such property to such person as the state agency shall direct.(d) The donee agrees to the following terms, reservations, and restrictions: (1) From the date of receipt of the property listed hereon and through the period(s) of time the conditions imposed by subsections (b) and (c) remain in effect, the donee shall not sell, trade, lease, lend, bail, cannibalize, encumber, or otherwise dispose of such property, or remove it permanently for use outside the State, without the prior approval of the General Services Administration under subsection (b) or the state agency under subsection (c). The proceeds from any sale, trade, lease, loan, bailment, encumbrance, or other disposal of the property, when such action is authorized by the General Services Administration or by the state agency, shall be remitted promptly by the donee to the General Services Administration or the state agency, as the case may be;(2) In the event any of the property is sold, traded, leased, loaned, bailed, cannibalized, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of by the donee from the date it receives the property through the period(s) of time the conditions imposed by subsections (b) and (c) remain in effect, without the prior approval of the General Services Administration or the state agency, the donee, at the option of the General Services Administration or the state agency shall pay to the General Services Administration or the state agency, as the case may be, the proceeds of the disposal or the fair market value or the fair rental value of the property at the time of such disposal, as determined by the General Services Administration or the state agency;(3) If at any time, from the date of receipt of the property through the period(s) of time the conditions imposed by subsections (b) and (c) remain in effect, any of the property listed hereon is no longer suitable, usable, or further needed by the donee for the purpose(s) for which acquired, the donee shall promptly notify the state agency, and shall, as directed by the state agency, return the property to the state agency, release the property to another donee or another state agency, department, or agency of the United States, sell, or otherwise dispose of the property. The proceeds from any sale shall be remitted promptly by the donee to the state agency;(4) The donee shall make reports to the state agency on the use, condition, and location of the property, and on other pertinent matters as may be required from time to time by the state agency; and(5) At the option of the state agency, the donee may abrogate the conditions set forth in subsection (c) and the terms, reservations, and restrictions pertinent thereto in this subsection by payment of an amount as determined by the state agency.(e) The donee agrees to the following conditions, applicable to all items of property listed hereon: (1) The property acquired by the donee is on an "as is, where is" basis, without warranty of any kind; and(2) Where a donee carries insurance against damages to or loss of property due to fire or other hazards and where loss of or damage to donated property with unexpired terms, conditions, reservations, or unamortized portion of the fair value of the fair value of the damaged or destroyed donated items.(f) The terms and conditions applicable to the donation of aircraft and vessels (fifty feet or more in length) having an acquisition cost of five thousand dollars or more, and other items of property requiring special handling or use limitations, regardless of the purpose for which acquired are subject to the terms, conditions, reservations and restrictions set forth in the conditional transfer document executed by the authorized donee representative.(g) The donee agrees to the following terms and conditions imposed by the state agency applicable to items with a unit acquisition cost of under five thousand dollars: (1) The state agency may at its discretion, and when it considers appropriate, impose reasonable terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions on the use of surplus property items other than those with a unit acquisition cost of five thousand dollars or more, and passenger motor vehicles; and(2) The state agency will impose on the donation of any surplus item of property, regardless of acquisition cost, such conditions involving special handling or use limitations as the General Services Administration may determine necessary because of the characteristics of the property.[Eff DEC 15 1995; comp 6/9/01; comp 11/15/01; comp 11/8/02] (Auth: HRS §§ 103D-202, 103D-1105) (Imp: HRS §§ 103D-1103, 103D-1105)