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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on |
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vehicle fleet management. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2171, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2171.1041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2171.1041. VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT STUDY. (a) The |
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Texas A&M Transportation Institute shall conduct a study to: |
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(1) evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of |
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vehicle fleet management, including: |
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(A) vehicle acquisition methods; and |
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(B) interagency agreements to operate vehicle |
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fleet maintenance shops; and |
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(2) develop recommendations for improving vehicle |
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fleet management based on the evaluation under Subdivision (1). |
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(b) The study conducted under Subsection (a) must include an |
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evaluation of the vehicle fleets of: |
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(1) the Department of Public Safety; |
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(2) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(3) the Parks and Wildlife Department; |
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(4) the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(5) institutions of higher education, as defined by |
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Section 61.003, Education Code; and |
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(6) any other state agency within the purview of the |
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office of vehicle fleet management. |
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(c) Not later than August 31, 2018, the Texas A&M |
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Transportation Institute shall submit a written report of the study |
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to the comptroller, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the |
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speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(d) Not later than September 1, 2019, the office of vehicle |
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fleet management shall incorporate the recommendations developed |
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under Subsection (a) in the management plan described by Section |
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2171.104. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |