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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consolidation of state vehicle fleets. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2171.101(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as 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 agency that manages a |
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vehicle fleet in the management of its vehicle fleet. A state |
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agency shall be required to submit the reports on a quarterly basis, |
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not earlier than the 45th day or later than the 60th day after the |
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date on which the quarter ends. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2171.104(b) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The Texas Department of Transportation, Department of |
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Public Safety of the State of Texas, Health and Human Services |
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Commission [Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
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Retardation], Parks and Wildlife Department, and Texas Department |
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of Criminal Justice shall assist the office of vehicle fleet |
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management in preparing the management plan for the state's vehicle |
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fleet. |
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(c) The management plan must address: |
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(1) [opportunities for consolidating and privatizing] |
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the operation and management of the consolidated vehicle fleets |
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managed by the commission and the Health and Human Services |
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Commission [in areas where there is a concentration of state
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agencies, including the Capitol Complex and the Health and Human
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Services Complex in Austin]; |
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(2) the number and type of vehicles owned by each |
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agency that manages a vehicle fleet and the purpose each vehicle |
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serves; |
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(3) procedures to increase vehicle use and improve the |
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efficiency of the state vehicle fleet; |
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(4) procedures to reduce the cost of maintaining state |
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vehicles; |
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(5) procedures to handle surplus or salvage state |
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vehicles; and |
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(6) lower-cost alternatives to using state-owned |
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vehicles, including: |
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(A) using rental cars; and |
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(B) reimbursing employees for using personal |
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vehicles. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2171.1045, Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2171.1045. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSIGNMENT OF VEHICLES. |
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Each state agency shall adopt rules, consistent with the management |
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plan adopted under Section 2171.104, relating to the assignment and |
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use of state [the agency's] vehicles. The rules must require that: |
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(1) each state [agency] vehicle, with the exception of |
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a vehicle assigned to a field employee, be assigned to the |
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appropriate agency motor pool and be available for checkout; and |
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(2) an agency may assign a vehicle to an individual |
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administrative or executive employee on a regular or everyday basis |
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only if the agency makes a written documented finding that the |
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assignment is critical to the needs and mission of the agency. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 2171, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2171.106 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2171.106. CONSOLIDATED FLEET OPERATIONS. (a) This |
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section does not apply to an institution of higher education as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) Only the following six state agencies may manage a |
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vehicle fleet: |
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(1) Texas Department of Transportation; |
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(2) Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas; |
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(3) Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(4) Parks and Wildlife Department; |
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(5) Health and Human Services Commission; and |
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(6) the commission. |
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(c) The Health and Human Services Commission shall make |
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vehicles available for use by health and human services agencies. |
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The commission shall make vehicles available for use by each state |
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agency except a health and human services agency or an agency listed |
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in Subsections (b)(1)-(5). |
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(d) The Health and Human Services Commission and the |
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commission shall charge other state agencies a per-mile fee for the |
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use of a vehicle under Subsection (c) to recover the direct and |
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indirect costs of owning and operating the vehicle, including the |
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cost of fuel, maintenance, and fleet administration. |
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(e) The Health and Human Services Commission and the |
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commission shall each adopt rules necessary to manage the agency's |
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vehicle fleet and make vehicles available to other agencies as |
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provided by this section. |
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SECTION 5. (a) Before December 1, 2007, the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall establish a transition plan with each of |
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the following agencies for the transfer of vehicles owned by the |
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agency to the Health and Human Services Commission: |
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(1) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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Services; |
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(2) Department of Family and Protective Services; |
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(3) Department of Aging and Disability Services; and |
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(4) Department of State Health Services. |
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(b) On the date established by the plan in Subsection (a) of |
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this section, a state agency shall transfer ownership, possession, |
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and control of its vehicles to the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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SECTION 6. (a) Before December 1, 2007, the Texas Building |
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and Procurement Commission shall establish a transition plan with |
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each of the following agencies to phase in on a quarterly basis the |
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transfer of vehicles owned by each agency to the Texas Building and |
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Procurement Commission: |
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(1) Adjutant General's Department; |
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(2) Comptroller of Public Accounts; |
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(3) Department of Agriculture; |
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(4) Department of Information Resources; |
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(5) General Land Office; |
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(6) Office of the Attorney General; |
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(7) Secretary of State; |
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(8) State Soil and Water Conservation Board; |
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(9) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; |
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(10) Texas Animal Health Commission; |
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(11) Texas State Board of Pharmacy; |
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(12) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; |
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(13) Texas Commission on Fire Protection; |
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(14) Texas Department of Insurance; |
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(15) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; |
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(16) Texas Education Agency; |
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(17) Texas Historical Commission; |
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(18) Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; |
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(19) Texas Lottery Commission; |
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(20) Railroad Commission of Texas; |
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(21) Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; |
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(22) Texas School for the Deaf; |
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(23) Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; |
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(24) Texas State Library and Archives Commission; |
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(25) Texas Water Development Board; |
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(26) Texas Workforce Commission; and |
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(27) Texas Youth Commission. |
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(b) On the date established by the plan in Subsection (a) of |
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this section, a state agency shall transfer ownership, possession, |
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and control of its vehicles to the Texas Building and Procurement |
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Commission. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |