The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Assistance organization--

   1. (A) a nonprofit organization that provides educational, health, or human services or assistance to homeless individuals;
   2. (B) a nonprofit food bank that solicits, warehouses, and distributes edible but unmarketable food to agencies that feed needy families and individuals; and
   3. (C) Texas Partners of the Americas, a registered agency with the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, with the approval of the Partners of the Alliance office of the Agency for International Development.
2. (2) olitical subdivision--Each political subdivision of the state and volunteer fire departments.
3. (3) Property--Personal property, not including real property or any interest in real property. Personal property affixed to real property may be sold as surplus or salvage property if its removal and disposition is to carry out a lawful objective.
4. (4) Salvage property--Any personal property which through use, time, or accident is so depleted, worn out, damaged, used, or consumed that it has no value for the purpose for which it was originally intended.
5. (5) State agency--Any department, commission, board, office or other agency as defined in Texas Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle D, §2151.002, but excluding those agencies described in §2175.301 and §2175.302. For purposes of acquiring property under these rules, the term "state agency" shall additionally include the Texas Civil Air Patrol.
6. (6) Surplus Property--Any personal property which is in excess of the needs of any state agency and which is not required for its foreseeable needs. Surplus property may be used or new, but possesses some usefulness for the purpose for which it was intended or for some other purpose.

Source Note:The provisions of this §126.1 adopted to be effective December 6, 1994, 19 TexReg 9289; amended to be effective December 8, 1997, 22 TexReg 12038.