Definitions

(1) For the purpose of the rules of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings except where the context requires otherwise: DISPOSAL OF STATE SURPLUS PROPERTY CHAPTER 0690-02-01 (a) “Board” means the Board of Standards. (b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of General Services. (c) “Personal property” or “property” means every species of State property which is not either (1) real property, the disposal of which is subject to the provisions of T.C.A. title 12 governing the disposal of State real property, or (2) intangible personal property as defined in T.C.A. § 67-5-501(5) relative to the assessment of intangible personal property for tax purposes. (d) “Surplus” or “surplus property” means that personal property which has been determined to be obsolete, outmoded or no longer usable by the State and declared as such by the commissioner of the referring department or head of the releasing agency, commission or board where such agency, commission or board is not under the jurisdiction of a commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of T.C.A. §§ 12-2-401 through 12-2-417 and the rules of this chapter. (e) “Eligible volunteer fire organizations” means those volunteer fire organizations that are authorized by a unit of government to conduct fire fighting activities on a nonprofit basis for a public purpose and which have submitted to the Division of State Personal Property appropriate documents showing proof of such authority. (f) “Eligible volunteer police organizations” means those volunteer police organizations that are authorized by a unit of government to conduct police activities on a nonprofit basis for a public purpose and which have submitted to the Division of State Personal Property appropriate documents showing proof of such authority. (g) “Eligible rescue organizations” means those rescue organizations that are chartered by the State of Tennessee as nonprofit corporations and are active members of the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads and operated for a public purpose and which have submitted to the Division of State Personal Property appropriate documents showing proof of such incorporation and membership. (h) “Eligible corporations” means those corporations organized and conducted not for profit whose chartered activities are related to health and/or education which are listed as an authorized donee under the Federal Surplus Property Program administered by the Department of General Services, as to which appropriate documents have been submitted to the Division of State Personal Property Section of the Department of General Services showing proof of such. (i) “Objects within the collection of the Tennessee State Museum” means those items of personal property owned by the museum which have been given a museum registration number and were acquired for museum exhibition as opposed to museum administration. (j) “Public auction” means sale of personal property conducted by means of oral exchange between an auctioneer and an audience of prospective bidders. (k) “Sale under sealed bid” means sale of personal property conducted by means of written bids submitted by prospective bidders. (l) “Internet auction” means sale of personal property conducted by means of electronic transmissions submitted by prospective bidders.