Bill Text: VA HB2282 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Centralized fleet; DGS, et al., to establish plan for vehicles to use alternative fuels.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0813) [HB2282 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2011-HB2282-Comm_Sub.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2282 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on General Laws on February 3, 2011) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Marshall, D.W.) A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1176 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of General Services; centralized fleet; alternative fuels.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 2.2-1176 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-1176. Approval of purchase, lease, or contract rental of motor vehicle.

A. No motor vehicle shall be purchased, leased, or subject to a contract rental with public funds by the Commonwealth or by any officer or employee on behalf of the Commonwealth without the prior written approval of the Director. No lease or contract rental shall be approved by the Director except upon demonstration that the cost of such lease or contract rental plus operating costs of the vehicle shall be less than comparable costs for a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section subsection, the Virginia Department of Transportation shall be exempted from the approval of purchase, lease, or contract rental of motor vehicles used directly in carrying out its maintenance, operations, and construction programs.

B. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, on or before January 1, 2012, the Director, in conjunction with the Secretary of Administration and the Governor's senior advisor on energy, shall establish a plan providing for the replacement of state-owned vehicles with vehicles that operate using natural gas, electricity, or other alternative fuels, to the greatest extent practicable, considering available infrastructure, the location and use of vehicles, capital and operating costs, and potential for fuel savings. The plan shall be submitted to the Governor for his review and approval. Once the plan is approved by the Governor, the Director shall implement the plan for the centralized fleet. All state agencies and institutions shall cooperate with the Director in developing and implementing the plan.