THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, ROBBINS, BROWNE, ERICKSON, ORIE, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, PICCOLA, YAW, ARGALL, SMUCKER, VANCE, TOMLINSON, D. WHITE, BAKER, ALLOWAY, PIPPY, CORMAN, GORDNER, BRUBAKER, EARLL, WARD AND SCARNATI, JANUARY 12, 2011

AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, MAY 9, 2011   

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled,

as amended, "An act relating to the finances of the State

government; providing for the settlement, assessment,

collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts

due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and

other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth,

or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the

proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other

disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the

possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims

against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and

appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to

the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth

and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting

moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,

and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,

authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes

to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of

section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of

Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of

certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every

department, board, commission, and officer of the State

government, every political subdivision of the State, and

certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,

association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or

collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws

imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or

other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,

every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the

Commonwealth," providing for State-owned vehicle use.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known

as The Fiscal Code, is amended by adding an article to read:

ARTICLE XV-B

STATE-OWNED VEHICLE USE

Section 1501-B.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this article

shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Agency."  Any of the following:

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(1)  An agency of the executive branch of State

government, including the Governor's Office and any executive

offices.

(2)  An agency of the judicial branch of State

government, including members of the judiciary.

(3)  An agency of the legislative branch of State

government, including members of the Legislature.

"Agency motor pool."  State-owned vehicles assigned to an

agency for exclusive use by agency employees as needed.

"Department."  The Department of General Services of the

Commonwealth.

"State employee."  The term does not include an elected

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public official of the State government An individual drawing a

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salary or wages from an agency.

"State entity."  A Commonwealth or judicial agency.

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"State-owned vehicle."  A vehicle that is owned by the

Commonwealth. The term shall not include vehicles used for law

enforcement purposes by persons that have arrest powers.

"Temporary fleet."  State-owned vehicles maintained by the

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department for temporary assignment to employees of an agency as

needed.

Section 1502-B.  Vehicle registry.

The department and each State entity shall post and maintain

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a list of State employees, contract employees and independent

contractors under its jurisdiction who are assigned a State-

owned vehicle on its respective Internet website. The list shall

include the State employee's, contract employee's and

independent contractor's name, State entity, title and year and

make of the State-owned vehicle. The list shall be updated every

(a)  List.--The department shall post and maintain on its

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Internet website a list of vehicles assigned to agency motor

pools, State employees, contract employees, independent

contractors and the temporary fleet or owned by another agency.

The list shall include all of the following:

(1)  The person to whom the vehicle is assigned.

(2)  For a vehicle in an agency motor pool or in the

temporary fleet, the identity of the agency to which the

vehicle is assigned.

(3)  Title, year and make of the vehicle.

(b)  Submittal.--The information under subsection (a) shall

be submitted to the department by any agency that owns a

vehicle.

(c)  Updates.--The list shall be updated every 90 days,

except that previous years' lists shall remain posted and

available.

Section 1503-B.  Official use license plate.

Any State-owned vehicle assigned to a State employee,

contract employee or independent contractor shall have an

official use license plate unless the State employee, contract 

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official use license plate unless:

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(1)  The State employee, contract employee or independent

contractor to whom that State-owned vehicle is assigned

performs undercover law enforcement duties or other

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undercover investigations.

(2)  The individual to whom that vehicle is assigned is

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an elected official.

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