SB434 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Fleet Management, Office of, created in Department of Transportation, Fleet manager, cost efficient acquisition, allocation, and maintenance of state owned motor vehicles and facilities, Secs. 41-17-1 to 41-17-9, inclusive, repealed

Summary

SB434 would create the Office of Fleet Management in the Department of Transportation to centrally manage all state motor vehicles, pools, and related costs.

What This Bill Does

It establishes the Office of Fleet Management with a State Fleet Manager to oversee the purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and disposal of all state vehicles. It creates the Transportation Revolving Fund to pay for OFM operations, moves all state vehicles and the current State Motor Pool into OFM (with completion timelines), and sets up a Montgomery-based vehicle pool and other designated pools; agencies would pay mileage fees and receive monthly invoices, with OFM reports to the Green Fleets Review Committee. It also repeals conflicting laws, imposes disciplinary actions for violations (some offenses are Class C misdemeanors), and notes constitutional exemptions related to local expenditures and exemptions for colleges and local boards of education; the act becomes effective immediately and aims for full implementation by October 2012 (with vehicle transfers targeted by 2014).

Who It Affects

• State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions, and their officers and employees, who would use state motor vehicles sourced from OFM, pay mileage fees, and be subject to new allocation rules and oversight.
• Local governments and public colleges/universities, which are exempt from the act, though local expenditure considerations under the constitution are referenced and exceptions are noted.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Office of Fleet Management within the Department of Transportation to manage acquisition, purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and disposal of all state motor vehicles and to allocate them to agencies.
• Establishes the State Fleet Manager, appointed by the Transportation Director, with authority to set fleet management rules, pursue fuel economy and life-cycle costing, and coordinate with the Interagency Alternative Fuels Working Group.
• Creates the Transportation Revolving Fund to finance OFM operations; requires transfer of funds from agencies’ vehicle use fees and from existing funds; funds carry over across fiscal years.
• Requires transfer of all state-owned or leased motor vehicles from the current systems to OFM, with staged transfers and full completion by October 1, 2014; establishes a Montgomery motor pool and other designated pools; charges mileage fees for pool and assigned vehicles; monthly invoicing to agencies.
• Imposes penalties for improper use of state vehicles and license plate tampering; allows disciplinary actions including dismissal for officials or employees found in violation.
• Repeals conflicting laws (41-17-1 to 41-17-9) and provides for implementation timelines; includes constitutional provisions related to local funds and exemptions for higher education and local boards of education.
• Designates that the act be effective immediately and fully implemented by October 1, 2012, with specific implementation steps occurring through 2014.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles