Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-78

Office of Management and Enterprise Services – Powers – Alternative

fueling infrastructure.

A. There is hereby created and established within the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services, the Fleet Management Division.

The Division shall provide oversight of and advice to state agencies

that own, operate and utilize motor vehicles. All agencies shall be

subject to Fleet Management Division reporting requirements. The

following agencies are exempt from Fleet Management Division

oversight and advice, but are still subject to required reporting

from Fleet Management Division to provide full transparency of the

statewide fleet: Department of Public Safety, the Department of

Transportation, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous

Drugs Control, the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma, the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Commissioners of the

Land Office and The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.

B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall:

1. Appoint and fix duties and compensation for a Fleet Manager

who shall serve as the administrative head of the division;

2. Hire personnel as necessary to provide fleet services;

3. Acquire facilities to maintain vehicles;

4. Promulgate rules for efficient and economical operations to

provide fleet services; and

5. Report to the Governor, Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate those

agencies that fail to comply with the provisions of law and the

rules of the Fleet Management Division regarding submission of

reports, vehicle use, and vehicle maintenance.

C. The rules shall include provisions to:

1. Establish uniform written vehicle acquisition, leasing,

maintenance, repairs, and disposal standards for use by all state

agencies to justify actual need for vehicles;

2. Establish standards for routine vehicle inspection and

maintenance;

3. Provide standards and forms for recordkeeping of fleet

operation, maintenance, and repair costs for mandatory use by all

state agencies to report the data to the Fleet Management Division

on a monthly basis;

4. Provide standards and utilize methods for disposal of

vehicles pursuant to the Oklahoma Surplus Property Act and any other

applicable state laws;

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5. Establish mandatory maintenance contracts throughout the

state for all agencies to access for vehicle repairs and service at

discounted rates and parts;

6. Require all agencies with in-house repair and service

facilities to assign a value to the preventive maintenance services,

track those services with a dollar value, and report costs to the

Fleet Manager for the prior month no later than the twentieth day

following the close of each month;

7. Promulgate rules requiring all state-owned motor vehicles to

be marked in a uniform, highly visible manner, except for certain

vehicles driven by law enforcement agencies or other agencies

requiring confidentiality;

8. Require agencies to produce and maintain written

justification for any vehicle that travels fewer than twelve

thousand (12,000) miles annually and report to the Fleet Manager

such information by October 1 of each year; and

9. Address any other matter or practice which relates to the

responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services.

D. The Fleet Manager shall:

1. Develop specifications for contracts for vehicle maintenance

for state vehicles not serviced or maintained by state agencies;

2. Conduct on-site inspections to verify state agency or

supplier compliance with Division standards for inspections,

maintenance and recordkeeping;

3. Assess state agency needs for vehicles and types of

vehicles;

4. Assign, transfer or lease vehicles to a state agency to meet

the needs of the state agency;

5. Unless otherwise provided by law, determine whether a state
d by state agencies;

2. Conduct on-site inspections to verify state agency or

supplier compliance with Division standards for inspections,

maintenance and recordkeeping;

3. Assess state agency needs for vehicles and types of

vehicles;

4. Assign, transfer or lease vehicles to a state agency to meet

the needs of the state agency;

5. Unless otherwise provided by law, determine whether a state

agency may use or operate a vehicle without state identifying

markings, bearing a license plate used by a privately owned vehicle

to perform the duties of the state agency without hindrance;

6. Report to the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services occurrences of agencies failing to comply with

the provisions of law and the rules of the Fleet Management Division

regarding submission of reports, vehicle use, and vehicle

maintenance;

7. Offer guidelines to agencies to assist in determining the

most cost-effective and reasonable modes of travel for single trips

from the following options: state vehicle, private rental, or

mileage reimbursement; and

8. Provide, upon the request of the Governor, the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, reports from data the Fleet Manager collects.

E. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services may enter into agreements with any political subdivision of

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this state for the purpose of providing fleet services established

by the Fleet Management Division pursuant to this section and rules

promulgated pursuant to this section.

F. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services, through the Fleet Management Division, may enter into

partnership agreements with political subdivisions and private

entities for the purposes of applying for, participating in, and

administering federal grant funds. The partnership agreements and

activities authorized in this subsection are hereby declared to be a

public purpose.

G. The Office may offer public access to alternative fueling

infrastructure owned and operated by the Office in areas of the

state in which access to an alternative fueling infrastructure is

not readily available to the public. The Office shall cease

allowing public access to an alternative fueling infrastructure

operated by the Office if a privately owned alternative fueling

infrastructure locates within a five-mile radius of the

infrastructure operated by the Department.

H. When used in relation to the Fleet Management Division:

1. “Alternative fueling infrastructure” shall mean a fill

station or charge station used to deliver or provide alternative

fuels as defined in Section 130.2 of this title; and

2. “Alternative fuel vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle

originally designed by the manufacturer to operate lawfully and

principally on streets and highways which is propelled by an

alternative fuel as defined in Section 130.2 of this title.