House File 469
HOUSE FILE
BY PAULSEN and RAECKER
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the state fleet administrator by providing for
2 the purchase of vehicles for use of the institutions of the
3 board of regents, providing for the sale of state=owned motor
4 vehicles, and making an appropriation.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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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 control
1 19 of 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 the
1 27 control 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 colleges and institutions under the
2 3 control 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 state
2 20 board 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 of
3 12 regents.
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 24 1. Institutions under the control of the state board of
3 25 regents shall purchase only new automobiles which have at
3 26 least the fuel economy required for purchase of new
3 27 automobiles by the state fleet administrator under section
3 28 18.115, subsection 4. This subsection does not apply to
3 29 automobiles purchased for law enforcement purposes.
3 30 2. 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 6 3. 2. Of all new passenger vehicles and light pickup
4 7 trucks purchased by or under the direction of for 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.
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