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AN ACT
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relating to information regarding state agency vehicle fleets. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2171.101, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2171.101. VEHICLE REPORTING SYSTEM; EXCEPTION. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2171.101, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The office of vehicle fleet management shall establish a |
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vehicle reporting system to assist [each] state agencies [agency] |
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in the management of agency [its] vehicle fleets [fleet]. Except as |
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provided by Subsection (d), a [A] state agency shall [be required |
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to] submit vehicle fleet [the] reports on a quarterly basis, not |
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earlier than the 45th day or later than the 60th day after the date |
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on which the quarter ends. |
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(d) A state agency with a fleet of more than 2,500 vehicles |
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shall establish and maintain a vehicle reporting system to assist |
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the agency in the management of the agency's vehicle fleet. Not |
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later than October 15 of each year, the agency shall submit to the |
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office of vehicle fleet management the information the office |
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requests regarding the agency's vehicle fleet for the previous |
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state fiscal year. The agency may provide the information in the |
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format used by the agency's reporting system. The agency is exempt |
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from paying to the office any fee for maintaining the vehicle |
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reporting system established under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. Section 2205.036(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The department may not provide aircraft transportation |
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to a destination unless: |
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(1) the destination is not served by a commercial |
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carrier; |
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(2) the aircraft transportation is the most |
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cost-effective travel arrangement in accordance with Section |
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660.007(a); |
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(3) the time required to use a commercial carrier |
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interferes with passenger obligations; |
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(4) a representative of the Department of Public |
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Safety determines that security concerns for a passenger warrant |
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the use of a state aircraft; |
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(5) the number of passengers traveling makes the use |
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of a state aircraft cost-effective; or |
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(6) [(4)] emergency circumstances necessitate the use |
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of a state aircraft. |
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SECTION 4. Each state agency subject to Section |
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2171.101(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, shall: |
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(1) establish a vehicle reporting system for the |
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agency's vehicle fleet not later than October 1, 2021; and |
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(2) submit the report required by that subsection to |
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the office of vehicle fleet management not later than October 15, |
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2021, or a later date determined by the office. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3388 was passed by the House on May |
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13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3388 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3388 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |