HB576 Alabama 2012 Session

Under existing law, various state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions have the authority, with the approval of the State Finance Director, to purchase, lease, operate, and maintain motor vehicles for the purpose of providing necessary motor vehicle transportation for their officers and employees. Also, the state motor pool is administered by the Department of Finance, Division of Service, for the purpose of providing necessary motor vehicle transportation for state officers and employees that do not have motor vehicles regularly assigned to them

Under existing law, the Green Fleets Review Committee oversees compliance with state procurement policies for motor vehicles as defined in Section 41-17A-5, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended

This bill would establish the Office of Fleet Management within the Department of Transportation to manage the purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and disposal of all motor vehicles needed to provide necessary motor vehicle transportation for state officers and employees

The Office of Fleet Management would be directed by the State Fleet Manager appointed by the Transportation Director

This bill would provide for the powers and duties of the Office of Fleet Management and the State Fleet Manager

This bill would create the Transportation Revolving Fund to provide funding for the operation of the Office of Fleet Management

This bill would provide for motor vehicle transportation pools in the City of Montgomery and other areas of the state as designated by the State Fleet Manager

This bill would provide for regular reports of the operation of the Office of Fleet Management to the Green Fleets Review Committee

This bill would repeal all laws or parts of laws that conflict with this act

This bill would provide for disciplinary action for certain violations, and provides that certain violations constitute a Class C misdemeanor

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

To establish the Office of Fleet Management within the Department of Transportation; to provide for the appointment of the State Fleet Manager; to provide for the powers and duties of the Office of Fleet Management and the State Fleet Manager; to create the Transportation Revolving Fund to provide funding for the operation of the Office of Fleet Management; to provide for motor vehicle transportation pools in the City of Montgomery and other areas of the state as designated by the State Fleet Manager; to provide for regular reports of the Office of Fleet Management to the Green Fleets Review Committee; to repeal all laws or parts of law that conflict with this act, specifically Sections 41-17-1 to 41-17-9, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide for disciplinary action and Class C misdemeanor punishment for certain violations, and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.