1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department shall not purchase any equipment which exceeds $50,000, unless the purchase is first approved by the Board. 2. Before the Board may approve the purchase of any mobile equipment which exceeds $50,000, the Department shall: (a) Prepare and present to the Board an analysis of the costs and benefits, including, without limitation, all related personnel costs, that are associated with: (1) Purchasing, operating and maintaining the same item of equipment; (2) Leasing, operating and maintaining the same item of mobile equipment; or (3) Contracting for the performance of the work which would have been performed using the mobile equipment; and (b) Justify the need for the purchase based on that analysis. 3. The Board shall not: (a) Delegate to the Director its authority to approve purchases of equipment pursuant to subsection 1; or (b) Approve any purchase of mobile equipment which exceeds $50,000 and for which the Department is unable to provide justification pursuant to subsection 2. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1904; A 1993, 1366; 2011, 1628; 2017, 4139; 2021, 3816; 2023, 2827)
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