805.1 Purpose

This chapter authorizes the Organizational Property Management Officer
(OPMO), who is the Manager for Supply Chain Policy and Governance, to
issue a special publication titled the Bonneville Power Administration
(BPA) *Asset Management Instructions. * This publication contains the
BPA *Personal Property Instructions (BPA PPI), the BPA Inventory
Management Instructions (BPA IMI), and the BPA Motor Vehicle
Instructions (BPA MVI)*.  The *BPA AMI* provides policy and guidance
regarding the use and management of all BPA owned, rented or leased
personal property, inventory materials and supplies and motor vehicles
and equipment, excluding real property and records.

805.2 Definitions

A.  Personal Property is defined as all property other than real
    property, property that becomes permanently affixed to real
    property, or property that becomes a component part to another
    asset.

B.  Organization Property Management Officer (OPMO) is the manager for
    supply chain policy and governance and is responsible for issuance
    of policy, governance oversight, and providing advice and guidance
    for BPA\'s Personal Property Management Program.

C.  **Inventory** is all goods purchased and held for the construction
    and maintenance of BPA's infrastructure including day-to-day
    business operations.

D.  **Motor Equipment** is equipment which is self-propelled and the
    operator may ride upon it or is drawn by mechanical power, including
    motor vehicles, motorcycles, and scooters; construction and
    maintenance equipment; material handling equipment; aircraft; and
    watercraft.  It does not include self-propelled, walk-behind power
    equipment such as mowers or trenchers.

E.  **Motor Vehicle** is any equipment, self-propelled or drawn by
    mechanical power designed to be operated principally on the highways
    in the transportation of property or passengers.

    805.3 Policy

It is BPA\'s policy that Government property (sometimes referred to as
personal property or as equipment) shall be managed in an economical and
efficient manner in accordance with applicable BPA policy.

805.4 Responsibilities

**A. Organizational Property Management Officer** is responsible for
publishing and maintaining the BPA *Asset Management Instructions*,
containing *Personal Property Instructions (BPA PPI),* *Inventory
Management* *Instructions (BPA IMI),* and *BPA Motor Vehicle
Instructions (BPA MVI)* and providing governance oversight of all BPA
personal property program activities.

**B. Supply Chain Services** is responsible for operational management
of the BPA Property Program.

**C.** **Software Development and Integration** is responsible for
maintaining the Business Enterprise System (BES) and Sunflower Personal
Property System.

**D.** **BPA Managers** are responsible for insuring that the policies
and procedures in the *BPA Asset Management Instructions* are
implemented.

805.5 ProcedureS

Within the BPA Asset Management Instructions, the *BPA Personal Property
Instructions* provides policies and guidelines regarding the use and
management of personal property.  The BPA *Inventory Management
Instructions* provides policies and guidelines regarding the management
and control of all BPA inventories.* * The *Motor Vehicle Instructions*
provide policies and guidelines regarding the management of leased,
owned or rented motor vehicles and equipment including watercraft.* *
The *Asset Management Instructions* are available on the BPA Internal
Website.  (Also, a printed copy can be obtained from the office of the
Manager for Supply Chain Policy and Governance.)

6.  References

*BPA Asset Management Instructions, Section 1, Personal Property
Instructions (BPA AMI*; <http://webip1/ebr/Contracts/AMI/AMI.htm>,