Section 5A-3-3a - Additional exemptions from purchasing requirements(a) The provisions of §5A-3-3(9) of this code do not apply to the Division of Emergency Management created by §15-5-1 et seq. of this code: Provided, That if work on a purchase or contract has been started by the Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Division of Emergency Management, prior to the effective date of this section, the Purchasing Division shall continue to perform services for the Division of Emergency Management on that purchase or contract until the contract is awarded or the purchase is made, or the Division of Emergency Management decides not to make the purchase or award the contract.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the Agency for Surplus Property is hereby empowered to transfer funds generated from the sale of vehicles, other equipment, and commodities belonging to the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management to a special revenue account within the Division of Emergency Management entitled the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management, WV Interoperable Radio Project Account.Amended by 2021 Acts, ch. 136 (SB 429), eff. 7/1/2021.Added by 2017 Acts, ch. 199 (HB 2759), eff. 4/8/2017.