HB4015 SFAT Gaunch 3-1

Greenlief 7835

Senator Gaunch moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4015--A Bill to repeal §5A-3-49 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §5A-1-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §5A-3-52 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §5A-12-1, §5A-12-2, §5A-12-3, §5A-12-4, §5A-12-5, §5A-12-6, §5A-12-7, §5A-12-8, §5A-12-9, §5A-12-10, §5A-12-11, §5A-12-12, §5A-12-13 and §5A-12-14; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §12-6D-7; to amend and reenact §17A-3-23 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto three new sections, designated §17A-3-25, §17A-3-26, and §17A-3-27; and to amend and reenact §29B-1-4 of said code, all relating to the management and inventory of vehicles owned, leased, operated, or acquired by the state and its agencies; authorizing establishment of aviation division within Department of Administration; establishing Fleet Management Division within Department of Administration; repealing provisions relating to the central motor pool; continuing management of state owned or leased aircraft through an Aviation Division; setting duties of Aviation Division; continuing Aviation Fund and authorizing administration by division director or secretary of Department of Administration; defining terms; setting scope of article and applicability to spending units; continuing Fleet Management Office as Fleet Management Division; setting duties and responsibilities of division; providing for the appointment of a division director; providing powers and duties of the division director; terminating the Fleet Management Office Fund; establishing the Fleet Management Division Fund; providing for transfer of funds from Fleet Management Office Fund to Fleet Management Division Fund; establishing rulemaking authority for division director; requiring proposal of certain legislative rules; setting requirements for operators of state vehicles; establishing duties and responsibilities of spending units with respect to state vehicles and equipment; requiring each spending unit designate a fleet coordinator; requiring spending unit provide name and contact information of fleet coordinator to division; setting requirements and responsibilities of fleet coordinators; requiring spending units use vehicle management services provided by division; authorizing certain exceptions; requiring annual reporting by spending units to division; requiring spending units maintain certain records; requiring division director establish complaint process for general public to report issues relevant to state vehicle fleet; requiring spending unit investigate complaints received by division; requiring division prepare state vehicle fleet annual report; setting contents of annual report; providing for spot compliance audits by the State Auditor; requiring legislative compliance audit; directing Enterprise Resource Planning Board develop standard naming convention for state vehicle information in centralized accounting system; increasing number of state vehicles Attorney General may have without state license plate; changing colors of state license plates to gold with blue lettering effective January 1, 2019; authorizing Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue special plates to certain organizations and entities at no charge; authorizing inclusion of higher education institution logos on state license plates; requiring higher education institutions bear any additional costs of those features; prohibiting public service districts or designated nongovernmental institutional from being issued state license plate; directing commissioner of Division of Motor Vehicles develop and adopt standardized naming convention for title, registration and licensing of state vehicles; providing for expiration of green and white state license plates; requiring spending units obtain new state license plate prior to January 1, 2019; requiring affirmative statement from spending unit that vehicle is state asset recorded in central accounting system, and verification of same, prior to issuance of state license plate; providing license plates and registrations be valid for not more than 24 months; requiring renewal every two years; authorizing promulgation of emergency rules by commissioner; directing proposal of legislative and emergency rules to establish standardized naming conventions for state vehicle titles, licenses, and registrations; establishing process for spending unit to apply for and acquire new uniform vehicle title and registration plate; requiring updating of information in centralized accounting system following receipt of new title, registration and license plates; providing for a citation for vehicles with expired state license plate; requiring spending unit file report with division upon receipt of citation; directing compliance audit by Legislative Auditor of Division of Motor Vehicles; exempting confidential information relating to certain vehicles from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; authorizing rule-making; and requiring annual reports to the Governor and Legislature.

Adopted

Rejected