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urn: urn:us-la:rs:39:1654
citation: "R.S. 39:1654"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 39 › Subtitle III › Chapter 17 › Part IV"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1979, number: 715, section: 1, effective_date: 1980-07-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2014, number: 864, section: 2, effective_date: 2015-01-01, role: amendment }
---

# Relationship with using agencies

The state chief procurement officer shall obtain advice and assistance from personnel of using agencies in the determination of needs and development of specifications and may delegate in writing to a using agency the authority to prepare and utilize its own specifications, subject to regulations.