SB196: Bill Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Senate BILL 196

May 30, 2001 - Introduced by Senators Risser, Burke, Roessler and Schultz, cosponsored by Representatives Ryba, Boyle, Ott and Berceau. Referred to Committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.

SB196,1,3 An Act to amend 16.04 (1) (a) and 20.915 (1) of the statutes; relating to: state fleet management and consideration of vehicle's fuel economy and safety ratings.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires the department of administration (DOA) to ensure optimum efficiency and economy in the fleet management and maintenance activities of all state agencies. In addition to other management responsibilities, DOA is required to develop uniform state policies and guidelines for vehicle acquisition, use, maintenance, recording of operational and other costs, performance evaluation, and replacement of vehicles. DOA must ensure that each general fleet passenger automobile at the time of procurement has a fuel economy rating of no less miles per gallon than the fleet average miles per gallon required of automobile manufacturers by the federal government at that time. Law enforcement vehicles and work vehicles for heavy passenger or equipment loads are exempt from the mileage requirement.

This bill eliminates the requirement that newly acquired vehicles meet or exceed federal fleet vehicle mileage standards. Instead, this bill requires DOA to consider fuel economy and safety ratings when acquiring new fleet vehicles, except that law enforcement vehicles and work vehicles for heavy passenger or equipment loads are exempt from considerations of fuel economy.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB196, s. 1 Section 1. 16.04 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB196,2,5 16.04 (1) (a) Develop Subject to s. 20.915 (1), develop uniform state policies and guidelines for vehicle and aircraft acquisition, use, maintenance, recording of operational and other costs, performance evaluation and replacement of vehicles and aircraft.

SB196, s. 2 Section 2. 20.915 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB196,2,17 20.915 (1) Purchase. Each state agency, upon written approval of the governor, may purchase necessary aircraft, trucks and automobiles for its general use. All aircraft, trucks and automobiles shall be purchased through the department of administration under ss. 16.70 to 16.82. The department of administration shall ensure that each general fleet passenger automobile at the time of procurement has a consider safety ratings and fuel economy rating of no less miles per gallon than the fleet average miles per gallon required of automobile manufacturers by the federal government at that time ratings of vehicles in establishing procurement policy. Law enforcement vehicles and work vehicles for heavy passenger or equipment loads are exempt from the mileage requirement considerations of fuel economy rating.

SB196, s. 3 Section 3. Initial applicability.

SB196,2,20 (1) This act first applies to vehicles procured under a contract executed on the effective date of this subsection.

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