Who can be named to handle surplus property transfers

Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the governing board, or in case there is none, the chief procurement officer or the head of a purchasing agency, or their respective designees, by written order or resolution, may confer upon any officer or employee the continuing authority to secure the transfer, to the state procurement office or the purchasing agency, of surplus property under this part through the state agency for surplus property under section 203(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and rules adopted by the policy board, and to obligate the State or county and its funds to the extent necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of the transfers. The authority conferred upon the officer or employee by the order or resolution shall remain in effect until the order or resolution is duly revoked and written notice of the revocation is received by the state agency for surplus property.