Agenda - Council - 11/25/1997 - Laserfiche WebLink

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PURPOSE: This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is entered into between the State of Minnesota ' Counterdrug Coordinator (hereinafter "CDC'% and the state law enforcement agency (hereinafter "LEA"), to set forth the terms and conditions which will be binding on the parties wi respect to excess Department of Defense (DoD) personal property which is ' L=sferrej plusuant to the National Defense Authorization Act of 1990/1991, and to promote the efficient and expeditious transfer of the property. I I AUTHORITY: t The Secretary of Defense is authorized by Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorizafion Act Fiscal Year 1997, to transfer to Federal and State Agencies, for countcrdrdg activities, personal property that is excess to the needs of the DoD and suitable to' be used by such agencies in counterdrug activities under such terms prescribed by the Secretary. On October 1, 1995, the Secretary of Defense transferred this responsibility to the Defense Logistics Agency. The State Governor is authorized by Section 1033 to designate a point of contact (POC) to overseeithe transfer of excess property to state and local LEAs. Minnesota Governor Arne H. Carlson appointed Major General Eugene R. Andreotti, the Adjutant General, as the State �iilitary Support POC. The Adjutant General then designated the State CDC, Major Terrance A. Sieben, as the State Counterdrug Support Action Officer. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The CDC has the authority to determine the type, quantity, and location of excess personal property suutable for use in counterdrug activities, if any, that will be transferred to the LEA. Property aivailable under this agreement is for the use of authorized program participants; not for speculative/possible future use. Property may not be obtained for the purpose of sale, lease, rent; exchange, barter, to secure a loan or to otherwise supplement normal State/Drug Law Enfo!"ment Activity (DLEA) budgets. All requests for property must be based on bona -fide �owtterdrug requirements. The requisitioning of condition code "A" property for the purpo�c of cannibalization is not authorized. Any repair, maintenance, insurance, or other expenses associated with these items is the sole responsibility of the LEA. Property obtained under this!MOA must be placed into use within one year of receipt and utilized for a minimum of one year, unless the condition of the property renders it unusable. Aircraft(fiked-wing and rotary), Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Parts (FSCAP), Specialized Equipme , and Munitions List Items (MLI) requiring demilitarization may be transferred to the LEA for its use in counterdrug operations. Such items will be returned to and received by the DLA (.e., closest Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office[DRMO]) when no longer needed fot countcrdrug operations. Such action will be coordinated with the CDC. Exceptions to this policy are as follows: s 2