71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 3245
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 817
                  Ordered by the Senate May 22
            Including Senate Amendments dated May 22
 
Sponsored by Senator CLARNO
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
    { - Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to
dispose of certain state-owned standard passenger vehicles.
Eliminates requirement on state agencies to provide state-owned
standard passenger vehicle to driver of state agency under
certain conditions. - }
   { +  Creates Task Force on Motor Pool Efficiency to study
replacing state-owned standard passenger vehicles with rental
vehicles. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state-owned motor vehicles.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) There is created a Task Force on Motor Pool
Efficiency consisting of seven members. The President of the
Senate shall appoint:
  (a) Three members from the Senate.
  (b) A representative from the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services Fleet Administration and Motor Pool.
  (c) A representative from a private sector motor vehicle fleet
operation.
  (d) A representative from the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services Budget and Management Division.
  (e) A representative from labor.
  (2) The task force shall:
  (a) Study the costs of acquiring, operating, maintaining,
storing, repairing and replacing state-owned standard passenger
vehicles and the feasibility of replacing state-owned standard
passenger vehicles with rental vehicles for the conduct of state
business by state agencies.
  (b) If the task force makes legislative recommendations, file a
report containing the recommendations with the appropriate Senate
interim committee with jurisdiction over state-owned motor
vehicles. The report shall be filed not later than January 1,
2003.
  (3) The task force is subject to the provisions of ORS 171.605
to 171.635 and has the authority contained in ORS 171.505 and
171.510. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(b) of
this section, the task force may file its written report at any
time within 30 days after its final meeting, or at such later
time as the President of the Senate may designate.
  (4) The Legislative Administration Committee shall provide
staff necessary for the performance of the functions of the task
force. The task force shall use the services of permanent
legislative staff to the greatest extent practicable.
  (5) A member of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the task
force shall be entitled to an allowance as authorized by ORS
171.072 from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly.
Other members of the task force are not entitled to compensation
and expenses and shall serve on the task force on a volunteer
basis.
  (6) All agencies, departments and officers of this state, and
of any political subdivision of this state, are directed to
assist the task force in the performance of its functions and to
furnish such information and advice as the members of the task
force consider necessary to perform their functions.
  (7) The task force may accept contributions of funds and
assistance from the United States Government, its agencies or any
other source, public or private, and agree to conditions thereon
not inconsistent with the purposes of the task force. All such
funds are to aid in financing the functions of the task force and
shall be deposited in the General Fund of the State Treasury to
the credit of separate accounts for the task force and shall be
disbursed for the purpose for which contributed in the same
manner as funds appropriated for the task force.
  (8) Official action by the task force established pursuant to
this section shall require the approval of a majority of the
members. Any legislation recommended by official action of the
task force shall indicate that it is introduced at the request of
the task force. The legislation shall be prepared in time for
presession filing pursuant to ORS 171.130, for presentation to
the regular session of the Seventy-second Legislative
Assembly. + }
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