Section 18.31. Distribution of property.

Rule 3. Federal surplus property is secured by  eligible  donees,  by selection at state surplus warehouses. The central warehouse is located at Jackson, Michigan, with regional warehouses at Cadillac  and  Escanaba, Michigan.

(a)   Common-use items (handtools, furniture, hardware, textiles, office machines and supplies, etc.) shall be made available on a first-come, first-serve basis, within reasonable limits depending on  the  size   and utilization possibilities of the applicant.

(b)     Special equipment items (machine tools, motor vehicles, construction equipment, etc.) shall be made available on the basis of "want lists" of desired equipment which shall be submitted to the federal surplus property section  in accordance with procedures established for this purpose.

Available special equipment shall be distributed   in  chronological   order according to date of receipt of the "want list". Emergency requests (due to fire, flood, tornado, disaster,   etc.)   will    be    given   special consideration for "want list" property.

(c)    Final authority. The federal surplus property section will make the final determination as to kind and quantity of personal property that may be

received by health and  educational  eligibles,  in  accordance   with   the provisions of the federal act. Allocations to civil defense eligibles will be under the authority of the Michigan office of civil defense, Michigan state police.

(d)    Removal. Donees receiving property are required to provide their own transportation in removing such property from the warehouses.

(e)    Limitations. The federal surplus property section reserves the right to limit the quantity of articles available  for  each   donee,  where  such limitation results in a fair and equitable  distribution   of  property  in limited supply.

History:  1979 AC.