Oklahoma § 74-78 - Fleet Management Division - Fleet Manager – Director of

§ 74-78. Fleet Management Division - Fleet Manager – Director of

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

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.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 43, § 1, operative July 1, 1985. Amended by

Laws 2001, c. 169, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 511, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 13, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws

2007, c. 169, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2009, c. 371, § 1, emerg.

eff. May 29, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 2, § 90, emerg. eff. March 3, 2010;

Laws 2012, c. 304, § 728; Laws 2013, c. 301, § 1; Laws 2018, c. 124,

§ 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2021, c. 45, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021;

Laws 2023, c. 351, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 442, § 18 repealed by Laws 2010, c. 2, § 91,

emerg. eff. March 3, 2010.

§74-78a. Requisition of motor vehicles.

A. State agencies with authority to own motor vehicles shall

submit a requisition to the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services prior to acquisition of a motor vehicle. The

requisition shall state the type of vehicle, the intended purpose of

the vehicle, a statement that the agency has actual need for the

vehicle, the supplier of the vehicle, that the state agency has

sufficient funds to acquire and maintain the vehicle and cite the

statutory authority of the state agency to acquire a vehicle.

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B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall review the requisition and approve or deny the

request of the state agency within fifteen (15) days of receipt.

C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall

not apply to the Department of Public Safety, the Commissioners of

the Land Office, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and

Dangerous Drugs Control or the Oklahoma Military Department.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 301, § 29, operative July 1, 1986. Amended

by Laws 1988, c. 305, § 26, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2001, c.

169, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2009, c. 454, § 16; Laws 2010, c.

2, § 92, emerg. eff. March 3, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 729; Laws

2016, c. 120, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2018, c. 124, § 2, eff.

Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2021, c. 45, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2025,

c. 199, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 442, § 19 repealed by Laws 2010, c. 2, § 98,

emer. eff. March 3, 2010.

NOTE: Laws 2016, c. 268, § 6 repealed by Laws 2017, c. 42, § 34.

§74-78b. State agencies - Notice of disposal of vehicles - When

disposal permitted.

A. A state agency shall notify the Fleet Management Division of

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services not less than

thirty (30) days prior to any vehicle disposal by the state agency.

B. A state agency shall not dispose of a passenger car, truck,

pickup, or other vehicle the state agency owns until it has been in

use for sixty thousand (60,000) miles or at least twenty-four (24)

months have elapsed since the day the claim was approved for the

payment thereof, unless the vehicle has damage and repairs that will

exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or the

Director of the Fleet Management Division of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services provides written authorization

for disposal.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 43, § 3, operative July 1, 1985. Amended by

Laws 2001, c. 169, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 156.4

of Title 47 by Laws 2001, c. 169, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Amended

by Laws 2009, c. 454, § 17; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 730; Laws 2018, c.

124, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2021, c. 45, § 3, eff. Nov. 1,

2021; Laws 2025, c. 199, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

§74-78c. State Fleet Management Fund.

A. There is hereby created a special fund to be designated the

"State Fleet Management Fund". The fund may be appropriated for and

used for the acquisition, leasing, operation, storage, maintenance,

repair and replacement of motor vehicles under the control of the

Fleet Management Division, the payment of insurance premiums, the

payment of the administrative expenses of the Division in connection

with the operation of the motor pool, expenses the Office of

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Management and Enterprise Services incurs to support Division

operations, and for expenses associated with constructing,

installing, acquiring, and operating alternative fueling

infrastructure and acquiring alternative fuel vehicles for use by

state agencies or for leasing and transferring to political

subdivisions of the state as authorized pursuant to Section 78e of

this title.

B. At the end of each month the Division shall render a

statement, on such reasonable basis of mileage or rental as shall be

established by the Division, to all state agencies to which

transportation has been furnished, and all amounts collected shall

be deposited to the credit of the "State Fleet Management Fund".

C. Proceeds from the disposition of motor vehicles or other

property owned by the Division shall be deposited to the credit of

the fund.

D. Payments received by the Office for the lease of alternative

fueling infrastructure and vehicles as provided for in Section 78e

of this title shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

E. The Fleet Management Division is authorized to maintain a

petty cash fund in such amount not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars

($2,000.00) to make immediate cash payments as are required or

necessary in the opinion of the Fleet Management Director. Any such

cash disbursement shall be made only by the persons so designated by

the Fleet Management Director, and only in the payment of claims

authorized by law. Such proofs and receipts shall be presented by

the person making a claim as is required by the Fleet Management

Director.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 89, § 9, emerg. eff. April 1, 1968. Amended

by Laws 2001, c. 169, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from §

159.9 of Title 47 by Laws 2001, c. 169, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

Amended by Laws 2003, c. 372, § 5, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2009, c.

371, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 731.

§74-78d. Reports to Governor.

The Fleet Management Division shall furnish to the Governor,

President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, at the close of each fiscal year a statement

showing the financial condition of the Division, an inventory of all

motor vehicles regardless of exemption or oversight status, and such

other information regarding the state motor vehicle transportation

system as is necessary for a proper understanding of the operation

of such system and of the financial condition of the motor pool

operations.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 89, § 10, emerg. eff. April 1, 1968. Amended

by Laws 2001, c. 169, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from §

159.10 of Title 47 by Laws 2001, c. 169, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

Amended by Laws 2023, c. 351, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

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§74-78e. Fleet Management Division.

A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services through the

Fleet Management Division may enter into agreements with political

subdivisions of the state to lease alternative fuel vehicles and

alternative fueling infrastructure constructed, installed or

acquired by the Office and to transfer title to the vehicles and

infrastructure and any associated real property to the political

subdivision upon final payment of the obligations contained in the

agreement.

B. The maximum amount the Office may expend for the

construction, installation or acquisition of an alternative fueling

infrastructure to be leased to a political subdivision of the state

shall be the actual cost of the infrastructure or Five Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), whichever is less.

C. Payments received by the Office for the leasing of

alternative fuel vehicles and alternative fueling infrastructure as

provided for in this section shall be deposited in the State Fleet

Management Fund created in Section 78c of this title.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 371, § 3, emerg. eff. May 29, 2009. Amended

by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 732.

§74-78f. Compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations.

A. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest

to promote public access to compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling

stations in the state.

B. It is the intent of the Legislature to increase the number

of public access CNG fueling stations located along the interstate

highway system in the state.

C. It shall be the goal to have at least one public CNG fueling

station located approximately every one hundred (100) miles along

the entire interstate highway system in the state by the year 2015.

The goal shall increase to at least one public CNG fueling station

approximately every fifty (50) miles by the year 2025.

D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services through the

Fleet Management Division may take steps to meet the goal set forth

in this section by cooperating with or entering into partnership

agreements with private entities to construct the necessary CNG

fueling stations for use by the public, state agencies and political

subdivisions of the state. Any agreement to construct a CNG fueling

station pursuant to this section shall be subject to the public

bidding requirements as set forth in The Oklahoma Central Purchasing

Act.

Added by Laws 2010, c. 283, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws

2012, c. 304, § 733.

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