17.1015 PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES.
In order to accomplish the purposes of section
17.101, the commissioner may participate
jointly with private persons in appropriate programs and projects and may enter into contracts to
carry out those programs and projects. The contracts may not include the acquisition of land or
buildings and are not subject to the provisions of chapter 16C relating to competitive bidding.
The commissioner may spend money appropriated for the purposes of section
17.101, and
expenditures made pursuant to section
17.101 for food, lodging, or travel are not governed by the
travel rules of the commissioner of employee relations.
History: 1983 c 300 s 1; 1995 c 186 s 11; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 17