HF 1036

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 05/03/2011 04:37pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; providing for management and consolidation of
the state passenger vehicle fleet; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
16B.54, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.54, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Motor pools.

new text begin (a) To ensure optimum efficiency and economy in
agency vehicle fleet management and maintenance activities, the commissioner must
consolidate the fleet of agency passenger vehicles and trucks and must manage all
acquisition, replacement, fuel, and maintenance of these vehicles. new text end The commissioner deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin
may new text end manage a central motor pool of passenger motor vehicles and trucks used by state
agencies with principal offices in the city of St. Paul and may provide for branch central
motor pools at other places within the state. For purposes of this section, (1) "agencies"
includes the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and (2) deleted text begin "truck" deleted text end new text begin "vehicle" new text end means a
new text begin passenger motor vehicle and a new text end pickup or panel truck up to one ton carrying capacity new text begin , but
vehicle does not include vehicles used for public safety purposes new text end .

new text begin (b) The commissioner must reduce the number of state-owned vehicles over fiscal
years 2012 through 2015. The commissioner shall determine the optimal reduction,
following a state goal of 15 percent by June 30, 2015, compared to the number owned on
July 1, 2011. In furtherance of this mandated reduction and in order to optimize efficiency
and economy in fleet management and maintenance, the commissioner must:
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new text begin (1) conduct an inventory of state-owned and leased vehicles and an inventory of
state-owned or operated vehicle maintenance and fueling facilities;
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new text begin (2) establish a process for consolidating or privatizing the state vehicle fleet and state
vehicle fleet maintenance and fueling facilities. This process may include:
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new text begin (i) establishing minimum use criteria for state-owned or leased vehicles;
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new text begin (ii) establishing minimum use criteria for state-owned or operated maintenance
and fueling facilities;
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new text begin (iii) auctioning or otherwise selling excess vehicles and vehicles not meeting
minimum use criteria;
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new text begin (iv) utilizing commercial leases to obtain rental vehicles in place of maintaining an
agency or department fleet, where cost-effective; and
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new text begin (v) transferring or consolidating maintenance and fueling operations or maintenance
and fueling facilities not meeting minimum use criteria;
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new text begin (3) establish state policies and guidelines for vehicle acquisition, use, maintenance,
recording of operational and other costs, performance evaluation, and replacement of
vehicles; and
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new text begin (4) establish emission standards for all newly acquired vehicles, with the goal of
reducing the state vehicle fleet fuel expense.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner may delegate to another agency the authority to acquire or
maintain vehicles. Each agency that is authorized to acquire or maintain vehicles must
assign a fleet manager, who must operate the agency's fleet according to policies and
guidelines adopted by the commissioner. Each fleet manager must review the use of
state-owned or leased vehicles within the manager's agency at least annually to determine
whether fleet management criteria are being met. The commissioner must periodically
audit agency records relating to fleet operations and use of state-owned or state-leased
vehicles.
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