HBA-TYH H.B. 3125 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3125 By: Chisum State Affairs 4/5/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, state vehicle fleets are operated in a decentralized manner. While the General Service Commission's office of vehicle fleet management (office) is authorized to collect data on agency vehicles, no single entity has oversight responsibilities for the entire state fleet. Instead, each agency manages its own fleet. This can be inefficient, as evidenced by the fact that Texas spent seven cents more per mile in 1996 to operate its vehicles than the federal government. H.B. 3125 requires the office to develop detailed recommendations for improving the efficiency of the state's vehicle fleet operations, including the out-sourcing of operation and management where appropriate. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 2171.101, Government Code, to require the office of vehicle fleet management (office) to review the accuracy of the vehicle information data submitted by a state agency. Requires the office to file an annual report with the legislature containing certain information. Requires the office to review the operation of each state agency's vehicle fleet and report to the legislature not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year the status of the agency's vehicle fleet and the office's recommendations to improve operations of the agency's vehicle fleet. SECTION 2. Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 2171, Government Code, by adding Sections 2171.1015, 2171.104, and 2171.105, as follows: Sec. 2171.1015. MANAGEMENT OF STATE VEHICLE FLEET. Requires the office to oversee the operation, coordination, consolidation, and management of the state's vehicle fleet. Sec. 2171.104. MANAGEMENT PLAN. Requires the office to develop a management plan with detailed recommendations for improving the administration and operation of the state's vehicle fleet. Requires the Texas Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Parks and Wildlife Department, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assist the office in preparing the management plan for the state's vehicle fleet. Provides that the management plan must address the enumerated issues. Requires the office to sell the excess vehicles identified by the management plan and deposit the proceeds from the sale into the account that the agency used to purchase the vehicle. Sec. 2171.105. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES PROHIBITED. Prohibits a state agency from purchasing a new vehicle before September 1, 2001, except that a state agency may purchase a new vehicle for law enforcement or emergency purposes. Provides that this section expires September 1, 2001. SECTION 3. (a) Effective date: September 1, 1999. (b) Requires the office of vehicle fleet management to prepare the management plan required by Section 2171.104, Government Code, as added by this Act, and present the plan to the legislature by January 31, 2001. (c) Requires the office of vehicle fleet management to sell the excess vehicles identified by the management plan adopted under Section 2171.104, Government Code, as added by this Act, no later than August 31, 2001. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.