Oklahoma 2023 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB67 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 05/26/2023

                             
 
 
An Act 
ENROLLED SENATE 
BILL NO. 67 	By: Howard of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Ford of the House 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to the Office of Mana gement and 
Enterprise Services; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 
78 and 78d, which relate to fleet management; 
requiring all state agen cies to submit certain fleet 
data; and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
SUBJECT:  Fleet reporting requirements 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 78, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 78. A.  There is hereby created and established within 
the Office of Management and Enterprise Service s, the Fleet 
Management Division.  The Division shall provide oversight of and 
advice to state agencies that own, operate and ut ilize motor 
vehicles., except for the All agencies shall be subject to Fleet 
Management Division reporting requirements. The following agencies 
are exempt from Fleet Management Division oversight and advice, but 
are still subject to required reporting from Fleet Management 
Division to provide full transparenc y of the statewide fl eet: 
Department of Public Safety, the De partment of Transportation, the 
Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the 
Military Department o f the State of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State 
Bureau of Investigation, the Commissioners of the L and Office and 
The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. 
   
 
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B.  The Director of the Offic e of Management and Enterprise 
Services shall: 
 
1.  Appoint and fix dut ies and compensation for a Fleet Manager 
who shall serve as the administrative head of the divi sion; 
 
2.  Hire personnel as necessary to provide fleet services; 
 
3.  Acquire facilities to maintain vehicles; 
 
4.  Promulgate rules for efficient and economical o perations to 
provide fleet services; and 
 
5.  Report to the Governor, Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate those 
agencies that fail to comply w ith the provisions of law and the 
rules of the Fleet Management Divisi on regarding submission of 
reports, vehicle use, and vehicle maintenance. 
 
C.  The rules shall i nclude provisions to: 
 
1.  Establish uniform written vehicle acquisition, leasing, 
maintenance, repairs, and disposal standards for use by all state 
agencies to justify actual need for vehicles; 
 
2.  Establish standards for routine vehicle inspection and 
maintenance; 
 
3.  Provide standards and form s for recordkeeping of fleet 
operation, maintenance , and repair costs for mandatory use by all 
state agencies to report t he data to the Fleet Management Divis ion 
on a monthly basis; 
 
4.  Provide standards and utilize methods for disposal of 
vehicles pursuant to the Oklahoma Surplus Property Act and any othe r 
applicable state laws; 
 
5.  Establish mandatory maintenance contracts throughout the 
state for all agencies to access for vehicle repairs and service at 
discounted rates and parts; 
   
 
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6.  Require all agencie s with in-house repair and service 
facilities to assign a value to the preventive maintenance services, 
track those services with a dollar value, and repor t costs to the 
Fleet Manager for the prior month no later tha n the twentieth day 
following the close of each month; 
 
7.  Promulgate rules requiring all s tate-owned motor vehicles to 
be marked in a uniform, highly visible ma nner, except for certain 
vehicles driven by law enforcement agencies or other agencies 
requiring confidentiality; 
 
8.  Require agencies to produce and maintain written 
justification for any vehicle that travels fewer than twelve 
thousand (12,000) miles annu ally and report to the Fleet Man ager 
such information by October 1 of each year; and 
 
9.  Address any other matter or practice which rel ates to the 
responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Management and 
Enterprise Services. 
 
D.  The Fleet Manager s hall: 
 
1.  Develop specificati ons for contracts for vehicle maintenance 
for state vehicles not s erviced or maintained by state agencies; 
 
2.  Conduct on-site inspections to verify state ag ency or 
supplier compliance with Division standards for inspections, 
maintenance and recordkeeping ; 
 
3.  Assess state agency needs for vehicles and types of 
vehicles; 
 
4.  Assign, transfer or lease vehicles to a state agency to meet 
the needs of the state ag ency; 
 
5.  Unless otherwise provided by law, determine whether a sta te 
agency may use or operate a vehicle without state identifying 
markings, bearing a license plate used by a privately owned vehicle 
to perform the duties of the state agency without hindra nce; 
 
6.  Report to the Director of the Office of Management and 
Enterprise Services occurrence s of agencies failing to comply with   
 
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the provisions of law and the rule s of the Fleet Management Division 
regarding submission of reports, vehicle use, and vehicl e 
maintenance; 
 
7. Offer guidelines to agencies to assist in dete rmining the 
most cost-effective and reasonable modes of travel for single trips 
from the following o ptions: state vehicle, private rental, o r 
mileage reimbursement; and 
 
8.  Provide, upon the request of the Governor, the President Pro 
Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, reports from data the Fleet Manager collects. 
 
E.  The Director of the Office of Management a nd Enterprise 
Services may enter into agreements wi th any political subdivision of 
this state for the purpose of p roviding fleet services esta blished 
by the Fleet Management Division pursuant to this section and rule s 
promulgated pursuant to this section. 
 
F.  The Director of the Office of Management and En terprise 
Services, through the Fleet Management Division, may enter into 
partnership agreements with political subdivisions and private 
entities for the purposes of applying for, participating in, and 
administering federal grant funds.  The partnership agr eements and 
activities authorized in this subsection are hereb y declared to be a 
public purpose. 
 
G.  The Office may offer public access to alternative fueling 
infrastructure owned and operated by the Offic e in areas of the 
state in which access to an alter native fueling infrastructure is 
not readily available to the public.  The Office shall cease 
allowing public access to an alternative fueling infrastructure 
operated by the Office if a privately owned alt ernative fueling 
infrastructure locates within a fi ve-mile radius of the 
infrastructure operated by the Departme nt. 
 
H.  When used in relation to the Fleet Management Division: 
 
1.  “Alternative fueling infrastructure ” shall mean a fill 
station or charge sta tion used to deliver or provide alternative 
fuels as defined in Section 130.2 of this title; and 
   
 
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2.  “Alternative fuel vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle 
originally designed by the manufacturer to operate lawfully a nd 
principally on streets and highways w hich is propelled by an 
alternative fuel as defined in Section 130.2 of this title. 
 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 78d, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 78d. The Fleet Management Division shall furnish to the 
Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and t he Speaker of 
the House of Representatives , at the close of each fiscal year a 
statement showing the financial condition of the Division, an 
inventory of all motor v ehicles under its control regardless of 
exemption or oversight status , and such other information regarding 
the state motor vehicle transportation system as is necessary for a 
proper understanding of the operation of such system and of the 
financial condition of the motor pool operations. 
 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effecti ve November 1, 2023. 
   
 
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Passed the Senate the 25th day of May, 2023. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of May, 2023. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________ 
day of ________________ ___, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
By: _______________________________ __ 
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ 
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
 
 	_________________________________ 
 	Governor of the State of Oklahoma 
 
 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE 
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___ 
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
By: ________________________ _________