The director of financial management, after
consultation with other interested or affected state agencies,
shall establish overall policies governing the acquisition,
operation, management, maintenance, repair, and disposal of, all
passenger motor vehicles owned or operated by any state agency.
Such policies shall include but not be limited to a definition of
what constitutes authorized use of a state owned or controlled
passenger motor vehicle and other motor vehicles on official
state business. The definition shall include, but not be limited
to, the use of state-owned motor vehicles for commuter ride
sharing so long as the entire capital depreciation and
operational expense of the commuter ride-sharing arrangement is
paid by the commuters. Any use other than such defined use shall
be considered as personal use. By June 15, 2010, the director of
the department of general administration, in consultation with
the office and other interested or affected state agencies, shall
develop strategies to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from
all classes of vehicles. State agencies shall use these
strategies to:
(1) Phase in fuel economy standards for motor pools and
leased vehicles to achieve an average fuel economy standard of
thirty-six miles per gallon for passenger vehicle fleets by 2015;
(2) Achieve an average fuel economy of forty miles per
gallon for light duty passenger vehicles purchased after June 15,
2010; and
(3) Achieve an average fuel economy standard of twenty-seven
miles per gallon for light duty vans and sport utility vehicles
purchased after June 15, 2010.
State agencies must report annually on the progress made to
achieve the goals under subsections (1) through (3) of this
section beginning October 31, 2011.
The department of general administration, in consultation
with the office and other affected or interested agencies, shall
develop a separate fleet fuel economy standard for all other
classes of vehicles and report the progress made toward meeting
the fuel consumption and emissions goals established by this
section to the governor and the relevant legislative committees
by December 1, 2012.
For the purposes of this section, light duty vehicles refers
to cars, sport utility vehicles, and passenger vans. The
following vehicles are excluded from the agency fleet average
fuel economy calculation: Emergency response vehicles, passenger
vans with a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand five hundred
pounds or greater, vehicles that are purchased for off-pavement
use, and vehicles that are driven less than two thousand miles
per year. Average fuel economy calculations must be based upon
the current United States environmental protection agency
composite city and highway mile per gallon rating.
[2009 c 519 § 6; 1982 c 163 § 13; 1980 c 169 § 1; 1979 c 111 § 12; 1975 1st ex.s. c 167 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings -- 2009 c 519: See RCW 43.21M.900.
Severability -- Effective date -- 1982 c 163: See notes following RCW 2.10.052.
Severability -- 1979 c 111: See note following RCW 46.74.010.
Severability -- 1975 1st ex.s. c 167: See note following RCW 43.19.010.
Commuter ride sharing: Chapter 46.74 RCW.
Motor vehicle management and transportation: RCW 43.19.500 through 43.19.635.