                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPROVAL OF PURCHASE, LEASE, OR CONTRACT RENTAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE (§ 2.2-1176)

A. No motor vehicle shall be purchased, leased, or subject to a contract rental
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. No lease or
contract rental shall be approved by the Director except upon demonstration that
the cost of such lease or contract rental plus operating costs of the vehicle
shall be less than comparable costs for a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth.
			Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the Virginia Department of
Transportation shall be exempted from the approval of purchase, lease, or
contract rental of motor vehicles used directly in carrying out its maintenance,
operations, and construction programs.

B. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, on or before January 1, 2012, the
Director, 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 shall implement the plan for the
centralized fleet. All state agencies and institutions shall cooperate with the
Director in developing and implementing the plan.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 479, § 33.1-403; 1997, c. 48; 1998, c. 329; 2001, cc. 815,
842, § 2.1-548.04; 2011, c. 813; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.