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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the personal and official use of state vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2113.013, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) An officer or employee of a state agency who is |
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authorized to use a state-owned or state-leased motor vehicle under |
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Subsection (b) may not use either state money to purchase fuel or |
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state-owned fuel to operate the vehicle. The officer or employee |
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may submit a request for reimbursement in accordance with state law |
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for fuel costs associated with conducting official state business. |
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An officer or employee who submits a request for reimbursement |
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under this subsection must submit a report in compliance with |
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Section 2203.001. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2203.001, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) A report filed under this section must show: |
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(1) the purpose for which the vehicle was used; |
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(2) the mileage traveled, including a detailed |
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point-by-point accounting of the mileage between stops and the |
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purpose for each stop; |
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(3) the amounts of gasoline and oil consumed; |
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(4) the passengers carried; and |
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(5) other information necessary to a proper record of |
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the use of the vehicle. |
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(c-1) A state agency that uses state-owned or state-leased |
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vehicles for undercover or security purposes may develop a |
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code-based system to identify locations for the purposes of this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |