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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 18.3, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Establishing and developing, in co-operation with the 1 4 various state agencies, a system of uniform standards and 1 5 specifications for purchasing. When the system is developed, 1 6 all items of general use shall be purchased through the 1 7 department, except items used by the state department of 1 8 transportation, institutions under the control of the board of 1 9 regents except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the 1 10 department for the blind, and any other agencies exempted by 1 11 law. 1 12 Sec. 2. Section 18.114, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 13 follows: 1 14 18.114 AUTHORITY IN DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES. 1 15 The authority to assign all state-owned motor vehicles to 1 16 state officers and employees, or to state offices, 1 17 departments, bureaus, and commissions, except the state 1 18 department of transportation,institutions under the control1 19of the state board of regents,the department for the blind, 1 20 and any other agencies exempted by law shall be vested in the 1 21 department of general services. 1 22 Sec. 3. Section 18.115, subsection 4, Code 2003, is 1 23 amended to read as follows: 1 24 4. The state fleet administrator shall purchase all motor 1 25 vehicles for all branches of the state government, except the 1 26 state department of transportation,institutions under the1 27control of the state board of regents,the department for the 1 28 blind, and any other state agency exempted by law. The state 1 29 fleet administrator shall purchase new vehicles in accordance 1 30 with competitive bidding procedures for items or services as 1 31 provided in this chapter. The state fleet administrator may 1 32 purchase used or preowned vehicles at governmental or dealer 1 33 auctions if the purchase is determined to be in the best 1 34 interests of the state. 1 35 The state fleet administrator, and any other state agency, 2 1 which for purposes of this subsection includes but is not 2 2 limited to community collegesand institutions under the2 3control of the state board of regents, or local governmental 2 4 political subdivision purchasing new motor vehicles shall 2 5 purchase new passenger vehicles and light trucks so that the 2 6 average fuel efficiency for the fleet of new passenger 2 7 vehicles and light trucks purchased in that year equals or 2 8 exceeds the average fuel economy standard for the vehicles' 2 9 model year as established by the United States secretary of 2 10 transportation under 15 U.S.C. } 2002. This paragraph does 2 11 not apply to vehicles purchased for law enforcement purposes 2 12 or used for off-road maintenance work, or work vehicles used 2 13 to pull loaded trailers. 2 14 Not later than February 15 of each year, the state fleet 2 15 administrator shall report compliance with the corporate 2 16 average fuel economy standards published by the United States 2 17 secretary of transportation for new motor vehicles, other than 2 18 motor vehicles purchased by the state department of 2 19 transportation,institutions under the control of the state2 20board of regents,the department for the blind, and any other 2 21 state agency exempted from the requirements of this 2 22 subsection. The report of compliance shall classify the 2 23 vehicles purchased for the current vehicle model year using 2 24 the following categories: passenger automobiles, enforcement 2 25 automobiles, vans, and light trucks. The state fleet 2 26 administrator shall deliver a copy of the report to the 2 27 department of natural resources. As used in this paragraph, 2 28 "corporate average fuel economy" means the corporate average 2 29 fuel economy as defined in 49 C.F.R. } 533.5. 2 30 a. The state fleet administrator shall assign motor 2 31 vehicles available for use to maximize the average passenger 2 32 miles per gallon of motor vehicle fuel consumed. In assigning 2 33 motor vehicles, the state fleet administrator shall consider 2 34 standards established by the state fleet administrator, which 2 35 may include but are not limited to the number of passengers 3 1 traveling to a destination, the fuel economy of and passenger 3 2 capacity of vehicles available for assignment, and any other 3 3 relevant information, to assure assignment of the most energy 3 4 efficient vehicle or combination of vehicles for a trip from 3 5 those vehicles available for assignment. The standards shall 3 6 not apply to special work vehicles and law enforcement 3 7 vehicles. The standards shall apply to the following 3 8 agencies: 3 9 (1) State fleet administrator. 3 10 (2) State department of transportation. 3 11(3) Institutions under the control of the state board of3 12regents.3 13(4)(3) The department for the blind. 3 14(5)(4) Any other state agency exempted from obtaining 3 15 vehicles for use through the state fleet administrator. 3 16 b. As used in paragraph "a", "fuel economy" means the 3 17 average number of miles traveled by an automobile per gallon 3 18 of gasoline consumed as determined by the United States 3 19 environmental protection agency administrator in accordance 3 20 with 26 U.S.C. } 4064(c). 3 21 Sec. 4. Section 262.25A, Code 2003, is amended to read as 3 22 follows: 3 23 262.25A PURCHASE OF AUTOMOBILES. 3 241. Institutions under the control of the state board of3 25regents shall purchase only new automobiles which have at3 26least the fuel economy required for purchase of new3 27automobiles by the state fleet administrator under section3 2818.115, subsection 4. This subsection does not apply to3 29automobiles purchased for law enforcement purposes.3 302.1. A motor vehicle purchased for use by the 3 31 institutions shall not operate on gasoline other than gasoline 3 32 blended with at least ten percent ethanol. A state-issued 3 33 credit card used to purchase gasoline shall not be valid to 3 34 purchase gasoline other than gasoline blended with at least 3 35 ten percent ethanol. The motor vehicle shall also be affixed 4 1 with a brightly visible sticker which notifies the traveling 4 2 public that the motor vehicle is being operated on gasoline 4 3 blended with ethanol. However, the sticker is not required to 4 4 be affixed to an unmarked vehicle used for purposes of 4 5 providing law enforcement or security. 4 63.2. Of all new passenger vehicles and light pickup 4 7 trucks purchasedby or under the direction offor the state 4 8 board of regents, a minimum of ten percent of all such 4 9 vehicles and trucks purchased shall be equipped with engines 4 10 which utilize alternative methods of propulsion, including but 4 11 not limited to any of the following: 4 12 a. A flexible fuel which is either of the following: 4 13 (1) A fuel blended with not more than fifteen percent 4 14 gasoline and at least eighty-five percent ethanol. 4 15 (2) A fuel which is a mixture of processed soybean oil and 4 16 diesel fuel. At least twenty percent of the fuel by volume 4 17 must be processed soybean oil. 4 18 (3) A renewable fuel approved by the office of renewable 4 19 fuels and coproducts pursuant to section 159A.3. 4 20 b. Compressed or liquefied natural gas. 4 21 c. Propane gas. 4 22 d. Solar energy. 4 23 e. Electricity. 4 24 The provisions of this subsection do not apply to vehicles 4 25 and trucks purchased and directly used for law enforcement or 4 26 off-road maintenance work. 4 27 Sec. 5. STATE FLEET ADMINISTRATOR – STATE VEHICLE SALE – 4 28 DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS. The state fleet administrator shall 4 29 identify at least thirty percent of the state-owned motor 4 30 vehicles within the general purpose fleet that are under the 4 31 control of the state fleet administrator that shall be 4 32 disposed of as provided by section 18.115 by December 31, 4 33 2003. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18.119 to the 4 34 contrary, proceeds from the sale of motor vehicles as provided 4 35 by this section shall be deposited in the depreciation account 5 1 of the department of public safety and are appropriated for 5 2 the purchase of motor vehicles for the Iowa state patrol. 5 3 EXPLANATION 5 4 This bill provides that the state fleet administrator, and 5 5 not the state board of regents or the institutions of the 5 6 board, shall have the authority to purchase vehicles for use 5 7 by the institutions of the board of regents. 5 8 The bill also provides that the state fleet administrator 5 9 shall identify and sell 30 percent of the state-owned motor 5 10 vehicles from vehicles under the control of the administrator 5 11 by December 31, 2003. The bill provides that proceeds from 5 12 the sale of the motor vehicles shall be deposited in the 5 13 depreciation account of the department of public safety and 5 14 are appropriated for the purchase of vehicles for the Iowa 5 15 state patrol. 5 16 LSB 2860YH 80 5 17 ec/cl/14.1
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