SB57 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Cam Ward
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Fleet Management Office, established in Transportation Department, statewide fleet management program authorized, personnel and property of Finance Department, Division of Service for the operation and maintenance of transportation pool and state-owned motor vehicles transferred, Secs. 23-1-50.1, 41-17A-6 am'd.; Secs. 41-17-1 to 41-17-9, inclusive, repealed
Summary: SB57 shifts state fleet management from the Finance Department to the Department of Transportation, creates a statewide fleet program and green fleets oversight, and repeals the old motor vehicle management law.
What This Bill Does
It authorizes the DOT Office of Fleet Management to create a statewide fleet management program and to review and guide state green fleets plans. It creates an Equipment Management Surplus Reserve Account in the Public Road and Bridge Fund to accumulate depreciation, replacement allowances, and salvage value to upgrade, replace, or repair road machinery and equipment, with funds kept in subaccounts for the general office and each division. It requires annual green fleets plans from all state fleet managers, and procurement decisions depend on the plans with an appeals process and an annual award for the most innovative plan. It repeals Chapter 17, Title 41 (state motor vehicle management) and transfers related personnel, facilities, property, and funds from the Finance Department to DOT, effective October 1, 2014, with immediate effectiveness upon passage and approval.

Who It Affects
State agencies and departments that own or operate state vehicles; they must develop and submit annual green fleets plans and may have their vehicle procurement approved only if plans meet green fleet policies.
Department of Transportation (Office of Fleet Management and staff) and the Department of Finance (Division of Service); DOT gains new authority to manage statewide fleet operations and funds, and Finance personnel/assets related to the transportation pool transfer to DOT.

Key Provisions
Equipment Management Surplus Reserve Account created in the Public Road and Bridge Fund, with subaccounts for the general office and each division; depreciation, replacement allowances, and salvage value credited to the appropriate subaccount to upgrade, replace, or repair road machinery and equipment.
Funds in the Equipment Management Surplus Reserve Account shall not be used to increase the number of equipment units unless specifically appropriated, and proceeds from any sale of equipment go back into the appropriate subaccount.
DOT may develop a statewide fleet management program and review state green fleet plans; annual green fleets plans must be submitted by fleet managers and reviewed for conformity, with procurement approval contingent on the plan's merit and an appeals process.
Green Fleets Review Committee is established (appointed by the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy) to oversee green fleet plans, with defined meeting rules, diversity requirements, and an annual award for the most innovative plan; a 2014 transfer of Section 17, Title 41 personnel and assets from Finance to DOT is specified, effective Oct. 1, 2014, and the act becomes effective immediately upon passage.

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Subjects: Motor Vehicles