Bill Text: MO HB2050 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the fleet manager to develop and coordinate a statewide vehicle fleet cost efficiency plan to reduce government vehicle costs
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-28 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H) [HB2050 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2014-HB2050-Introduced.html
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES CURTMAN (Sponsor), DOHRMAN, KOENIG, JUSTUS AND POGUE (Co-sponsors).
5999L.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 37.450, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to state vehicle fleet.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 37.450, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 37.450, to read as follows:
37.450. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Agency", each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state and institutions of higher education;
(2) "Commissioner", the commissioner of administration;
[(2)] (3) "Fleet manager", the state vehicle fleet manager created pursuant to subsection 2 of this section;
[(3)] (4) "State vehicle fleet", all vehicles used by the state or titled to the state for the purpose of conducting state business; and
[(4)] (5) "Vehicle", as defined in section 301.010.
2. There is hereby created within the office of administration the position of state vehicle fleet manager. The fleet manager shall be appointed by the commissioner of administration pursuant to the provisions of chapter 36.
3. The fleet manager shall institute and supervise a state fleet vehicle tracking system in which the cost of owning and operating each state vehicle is documented by the agency owning the vehicle. All state agencies shall report the purchase and the sale of any vehicle to the fleet manager and provide any additional information requested by the fleet manager in the format, manner and frequency determined by the office of administration. The fleet manager shall have the authority to suspend any agency's use of its credits established pursuant to section 37.452 if the agency does not comply with the requirements of this section or section 307.402 until he or she is satisfied that such compliance is achieved.
4. The fleet manager shall submit an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate and the governor before January thirty-first of each year. The fleet manager's report shall consist of the status of the state vehicle fleet and any recommendations for improvements and changes necessary for more efficient management of the fleet.
5. (1) In addition to the annual report required in subsection 4 of this section, the fleet manager shall develop and coordinate the implementation of a statewide vehicle fleet cost efficiency plan to ensure continuing progress toward statewide overall cost reduction in government vehicle costs. The plan shall include:
(a) Goals for vehicle fleet cost efficiency;
(b) A summary of agency submitted plans, statistics, and progress;
(c) Annual standard measures of cost including:
a. Vehicle cost per mile;
b. Total vehicles;
c. Total fuel used;
d. Alternative fuel used;
e. Total miles; and
f. Miles per gallon of fuel;
(d) Goals for purchasing the most economically appropriate size and type of vehicle for the purposes and driving conditions for which the vehicle will be used;
(e) Cost reduction measures which may include:
a. Reducing vehicle engine idle time;
b. Driving fewer miles;
c. Using car pools, when possible;
d. Avoiding rush hour traffic;
e. Reducing aggressive driving;
f. Providing proper preventative maintenance including properly inflated tires;
g. Using the lowest octane fuel needed;
(f) Reducing inventories of underutilized vehicles; and
(g) Education to inform drivers of their accountability on implementing cost reduction measures.
(2) The fleet manager shall assist agencies to develop and implement their own plan.
(3) Each agency that owns or leases vehicles shall develop, implement, and submit to the fleet manager a vehicle fleet cost efficiency plan for their agency in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection. The plan shall include agency goals and statistics, and a report of agency progress.
6. The office of administration shall establish guidelines for determining the most cost-effective and reasonable mode of travel under the circumstances for single trips from the following options: passenger rail, vehicle rental, fleet checkout and reimbursement for personal car use.
[6.] 7. The commissioner shall issue policies governing the acquisition, assignment, use, replacement and maintenance of state-owned vehicles.
[7.] 8. Each agency shall pay a state vehicle fleet fee, as determined by the office of administration, for each vehicle it owns for the purpose of funding the state fleet vehicle tracking system and for other administrative expenses incurred in management of the state vehicle fleet. Any agency that owns at least one thousand vehicles shall receive a credit against the state vehicle fleet fee for the internal fleet management services performed by such agency, provided such agency furnishes all information required by the fleet manager.
[8.] 9. State agencies shall be responsible for ensuring that state vehicles are used only for state business and not for private purposes.
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