PCS for HB 1025 — An Act Relating to Government Vehicles (2023)
Summary
PCS for HB 1025 (2023) is a bill relating to government vehicles, amending section 286.29, Florida Statutes. It revises the selection criteria for purchasing or leasing vehicles for state agencies, state universities, community colleges and local governments under a state purchasing plan, requiring selection based on the lowest lifetime ownership costs for the greatest fuel efficiency available for a given use class. It deletes the provision requiring use and procurement of ethanol and biodiesel blended fuels. Section 2 requires the Department of Management Services, before July 1, 2024, to make recommendations on electric and natural gas fuel vehicles, and Section 3 provides an effective date of July 1, 2023.
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
PCS for HB 1025 2023
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to government vehicles; amending s.
3 286.29, F.S.; revising the selection criteria for
4 purchasing or leasing vehicles for state agencies,
5 state universities, community colleges, and local
6 governments under a state purchasing plan; deleting a
7 provision requiring the use and procurement of ethanol
8 and biodiesel blended fuels; requiring the Department
9 of Management Services, before a specified date, to
10 make recommendations to state agencies, state
11 universities, community colleges, and local
12 governments relating to the procurement and
13 integration of electric and natural gas fuel vehicles;
14 providing an effective date.
15
16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
17
18 Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 286.29,
19 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
20 286.29 Climate-friendly public business.—The Legislature
21 recognizes the importance of leadership by state government in
22 the area of energy efficiency and in reducing the greenhouse gas
23 emissions of state government operations. The following shall
24 pertain to all state agencies when conducting public business:
25 (4) When procuring new vehicles, all state agencies, state
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26 universities, community colleges, and local governments that
27 purchase vehicles under a state purchasing plan shall first
28 define the intended purpose for the vehicle and determine which
29 of the following use classes for which the vehicle is being
30 procured:
31 (a) State business travel, designated operator;
32 (b) State business travel, pool operators;
33 (c) Construction, agricultural, or maintenance work;
34 (d) Conveyance of passengers;
35 (e) Conveyance of building or maintenance materials and
36 supplies;
37 (f) Off-road vehicle, motorcycle, or all-terrain vehicle;
38 (g) Emergency response; or
39 (h) Other.
40
41 Vehicles described in paragraphs (a) through (h), when being
42 processed for purchase or leasing agreements, must be selected
43 based on the lowest lifetime ownership costs, including costs
44 for fuel, operations, and maintenance, for the greatest fuel
45 efficiency available for a given use class when fuel economy
46 data are available. Exceptions may be made for individual
47 vehicles in paragraph (g) when accompanied, during the
48 procurement process, by documentation indicating that the
49 operator or operators will exclusively be emergency first
50 responders or have special documented need for exceptional
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51 vehicle performance characteristics. Any request for an
52 exception must be approved by the purchasing agency head and any
53 exceptional performance characteristics denoted as a part of the
54 procurement process prior to purchase.
55 (5) All state agencies shall use ethanol and biodiesel
56 blended fuels when available. State agencies administering
57 central fueling operations for state-owned vehicles shall
58 procure biofuels for fleet needs to the greatest extent
59 practicable.
60 Section 2. Before July 1, 2024, the Department of
61 Management Services shall make recommendations to state
62 agencies, state universities, community colleges, and local
63 governments regarding the procurement of electric and natural
64 gas fuel vehicles and best practices for integrating such
65 vehicles into existing fleets.
66 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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