HB551 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg Wren
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Fleet Management Office, Department of Transportation, authorized to review state fleet management plans, Secs. 23-1-50.1, 41-17A-6 am'd.; Secs. 41-17-1 to 41-17-9, inclusive, repealed
Summary: HB551 lets the Department of Transportation's Fleet Management Office review green fleets plans, creates a statewide fleet program, and repeals an old chapter on state motor vehicles.
What This Bill Does
It authorizes the DOT Office of Fleet Management to review drafts of state green fleets plans and to develop a statewide fleet management program. It creates an Equipment Management Surplus Reserve Account to accumulate depreciation, replacement allowances, and salvage value to upgrade, replace, or repair road machinery and equipment, with funds maintained for that purpose and not used to simply expand equipment numbers. It establishes a Green Fleets Review Committee to review plans, handle appeals, and recognize innovative green fleet plans, while outlining how plans are submitted and evaluated. It repeals Chapter 17, Title 41 (state motor vehicle rules) and transfers related operations to the Department of Transportation, with the repeal effective October 1, 2014, and the act becoming law immediately upon governor's approval.

Who It Affects
State departments and agencies that operate fleet vehicles: must prepare and annually submit green fleets plans and ensure procurement and use comply with green fleet policies.
Alabama Department of Transportation and related state oversight bodies (Office of Fleet Management, State Equipment Management Coordinator, Department of Finance designee, Green Fleets Review Committee, and the Green Fleets Review Committee's advisory subcommittees): responsible for reviewing plans, managing the statewide fleet program, administering the equipment reserve funds, approving vehicle procurement, and enforcing compliance.

Key Provisions
Creates Equipment Management Surplus Reserve Account in the Public Road and Bridge Fund to accumulate depreciation, equipment replacement allowances, and salvage value for upgrading, replacing, or making extraordinary repairs to road machinery and equipment, with funds credited to subaccounts and kept within the department.
Requires funds in the Equipment Management Surplus Reserve Account to be used only for upgrading, replacing, or repairing road machinery and equipment, not to increase the number of equipment units unless specifically funded, and to maintain current road maintenance levels.
Authorizes the department to develop a statewide fleet management program and to create a separate fleet management system similar to the equipment management program.
Establishes the Green Fleets Review Committee (appointed by the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy) with diverse membership, procedures for meetings, and authority to review annual green fleets plans submitted by state agencies, including an appeal process and the possibility of advisory subcommittees.
Requires annual submission of a green fleets plan by fleet managers, including an updated fleet vehicle inventory, to the State Equipment Management Coordinator or DOT Fleet Management and the Green Fleets Review Committee, with plans reviewed for conformity and completeness.
Requires approval of vehicle procurement to be based on a satisfactory recommendation from the State Fleet Manager regarding the merit of the department's or agency's green fleets plan, and provides for an annual innovation award for the most innovative plan.
Repeals Chapter 17, Title 41 (Sections 41-17-1 to 41-17-9) effective October 1, 2014, transferring operation of the transportation pool and related assets to the Department of Transportation.
Effective immediately upon passage, with the repealed chapter transfer taking effect on October 1, 2014.

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Subjects: State Government