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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 479 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1997, chapter 48<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 329<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 815<\/a> and 842<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 813<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172817,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84180,"identifier":"2.2-1176","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/7\/2.2-1176","url":"\/2.2-1176\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1176\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/7\/2.2-1176","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval of purchase, lease, or contract rental of motor vehicle","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1176","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No motor vehicle shall be purchased, leased, or subject to a contract rental<\/span> with public funds by the Commonwealth or by any officer or employee on behalf of the Commonwealth without the prior written approval of the Director<\/span>. No lease<\/span> or contract rental<\/span> shall be approved by the Director<\/span> except upon demonstration that the cost of such lease<\/span> or contract rental<\/span> plus operating costs of the vehicle shall be less than comparable costs for a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the Virginia Department of Transportation shall be exempted from the approval of purchase, lease<\/span>, or contract rental<\/span> of motor vehicles used directly in carrying out its maintenance, operations, and construction programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding other provisions of law<\/span>, on or before January 1, 2012, the Director<\/span>, in conjunction with the Secretary of Administration and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, shall establish a plan providing for the replacement of state-owned or operated vehicles with vehicles that operate using natural gas, electricity, or other alternative fuels, to the greatest extent practicable, considering available infrastructure, the location and use of vehicles, capital and operating costs, and potential for fuel savings. The plan shall be submitted to the Governor for his review and approval. Once the plan is approved by the Governor, the Director<\/span> shall implement the plan for the centralized fleet<\/span>. All state agencies and institutions shall cooperate with the Director<\/span> in developing and implementing the plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL OF PURCHASE, LEASE, OR CONTRACT RENTAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE (\u00a7 2.2-1176)\n\nA. No motor vehicle shall be purchased, leased, or subject to a contract rental\nwith public funds by the Commonwealth or by any officer or employee on behalf of\nthe Commonwealth without the prior written approval of the Director. No lease or\ncontract rental shall be approved by the Director except upon demonstration that\nthe cost of such lease or contract rental plus operating costs of the vehicle\nshall be less than comparable costs for a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the Virginia Department of\nTransportation shall be exempted from the approval of purchase, lease, or\ncontract rental of motor vehicles used directly in carrying out its maintenance,\noperations, and construction programs.\n\nB. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, on or before January 1, 2012, the\nDirector, in conjunction with the Secretary of Administration and the Secretary\nof Natural and Historic Resources, shall establish a plan providing for the\nreplacement of state-owned or operated vehicles with vehicles that operate using\nnatural gas, electricity, or other alternative fuels, to the greatest extent\npracticable, considering available infrastructure, the location and use of\nvehicles, capital and operating costs, and potential for fuel savings. The plan\nshall be submitted to the Governor for his review and approval. Once the plan is\napproved by the Governor, the Director shall implement the plan for the\ncentralized fleet. All state agencies and institutions shall cooperate with the\nDirector in developing and implementing the plan.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 479, \u00a7 33.1-403; 1997, c. 48; 1998, c. 329; 2001, cc. 815,\n842, \u00a7 2.1-548.04; 2011, c. 813; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}