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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions related to the purchasing, leasing, or replacement of a state
10 vehicle.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ requires the Division of Fleet Operations to implement a total cost of ownership
14 calculator that:
15 • assesses and compares the total cost of ownership of certain types of vehicles;
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17 • evaluates certain criteria to determine the total cost of ownership;
18 ▸ directs the Division of Fleet Operations to regularly review the use of state vehicles;
19 ▸ when prudent, requires the Division of Fleet Operations to replace a state vehicle
20 with a low or zero emissions vehicle;
21 ▸ prioritizes certain low or zero emissions vehicles to replace state vehicles; and
22 ▸ makes technical changes.
23 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24 None
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 None
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:
28 AMENDS:
29 63A-9-401.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 106
30 REPEALS AND REENACTS:
31 63A-9-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 190
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33 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34 Section 1. Section 63A-9-401.5 is amended to read:
35 63A-9-401.5. Vehicle fleet cost efficiency plans -- Requirements -- Contents --
36 Submission by agencies.
37 (1) The division shall develop and coordinate the implementation of a statewide
38 vehicle fleet cost efficiency plan to ensure continuing progress toward statewide overall cost
39 reduction in government vehicle costs[
40 (a) goals for vehicle fleet cost efficiency;
41 (b) a summary of agency submitted plans, statistics, and progress;
42 (c) standard measures of cost including:
43 (i) vehicle cost per mile;
44 (ii) total vehicles;
45 (iii) (A) total fuel used; [
46 (B) total electricity used; and
47 (iv) (A) miles per gallon of fuel; or
48 (B) miles per kilowatt of electricity;
49 (d) goals for purchasing the most economically appropriate size and type of vehicle for
50 the purposes and driving conditions for which the vehicle will be used;
51 (e) cost reduction measures which may include:
52 (i) reducing vehicle engine idle time;
53 (ii) driving fewer miles;
54 (iii) using car pools when possible;
55 (iv) avoiding rush hour traffic;
56 (v) reducing aggressive driving;
57 (vi) providing proper preventative maintenance including properly inflated tires; and
58 (vii) purchasing from state fuel sites and using the lowest octane fuel needed for the
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60 (f) reducing inventories of underutilized vehicles; [
61 (g) education to inform drivers of their accountability on implementing cost reduction
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63 (h) utilizing the total cost of ownership calculator described in Subsection (2).
64 (2) (a) The division shall implement a total cost of ownership calculator that assesses
65 and compares the total cost of purchasing, leasing, and operating the types of vehicles
66 described in Subsection 63A-9-403(2).
67 (b) The calculator shall evaluate the following criteria to calculate the total cost of
68 ownership:
69 (i) the vehicle's make, model, and age;
70 (ii) the average miles traveled per year for a similar vehicle;
71 (iii) the life expectancy of the vehicle;
72 (iv) the average annual depreciation;
73 (v) the initial and annual costs of purchasing, leasing, and maintaining the vehicle; and
74 (vi) all costs the agency will incur to install or maintain infrastructure necessary for the
75 vehicle type.
76 (c) The division shall maintain and make the calculator available to all state agencies
77 and political subdivisions.
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81 submit to the division under Section 63A-9-402, a vehicle fleet cost efficiency plan for their
82 agency in accordance with the provisions under Subsection (1). The plan shall include agency
83 goals and statistics, and a report of agency progress.
84 Section 2. Section 63A-9-403 is repealed and reenacted to read:
85 63A-9-403. Review of state vehicle use -- Replacement.
86 (1) The division shall regularly review the use of all state vehicles to:
87 (a) reallocate underutilized state vehicles;
88 (b) remove unnecessary state vehicles; and
89 (c) assign new or replacement state vehicles to an agency.
90 (2) In accordance with the division's statewide vehicle fleet cost efficiency plan
91 described in Section 63A-9-401.5, and in consultation with the agency using or needing the
92 state vehicle, the division shall, when prudent, replace or obtain a state vehicle with one of the
93 following low or zero emissions vehicles in the following order of priority:
94 (a) an electric vehicle as defined in Section 19-1-402;
95 (b) an electric-hybrid vehicle as defined in Section 19-1-402;
96 (c) any other alternative fuel vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102; or
97 (d) a vehicle that is not a vehicle type described in Subsections (2)(a) through (c).