THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, VULAKOVICH, KORTZ, MUSTIO, SCHRODER AND SONNEY, JANUARY 21, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 21, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the

number and compensation of the deputies and all other

assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and

commissions shall be determined," in powers and duties of

Department of General Services and its departmental

administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing

for assignment of Commonwealth automotive fleet vehicles.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known

as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 2407.2.  Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet

Vehicles.--(a)  (1)  A Commonwealth automotive fleet vehicle

assigned to an administrative department, board or commission

for full-time daily use under section 2407 may not be operated

by an employe of the Commonwealth whose anticipated annual

mileage incurred in the conduct of official business, based on a

good faith estimate, is less than 12,000 miles.

(2)    Written permission to operate an automotive fleet

vehicle for full-time daily use under section 2407 must be given

in writing by the employe's immediate supervisor and the head of

the department, board or commission for which the employe works.

(b)  In managing the Commonwealth's fleet of motor vehicles,

the Department of General Services shall:

(1)  Provide for the disposition of vehicles that have

attained 100,000 miles.

(2)    When replacing vehicles disposed of under paragraph (1),

acquire hybrid or other alternative-fueled vehicles to the

extent practicable.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.