MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2000 Regular Session
To: Fees, Salaries and Administration; Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Gordon
Senate Bill 2698
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-1-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES THAT DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES OR INSTITUTIONS ARE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE AND OPERATE; TO DELETE THE PROVISION REQUIRING DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES OR INSTITUTIONS TO PURCHASE FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 25-1-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 25-1-85, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
25-1-85. The following state departments, agencies or institutions are hereby allowed to purchase, own and operate, in strict accordance with the provisions hereof, motor vehicles not to exceed the following numbers:
Office of the Attorney General
Passenger automobiles 7
Trucks 5
Agriculture and Commerce
Passenger automobiles 12
Trucks 82
Vans 31
Department of Economic and Community Development
Passenger automobiles 10
Trucks 1
Vans 5
Experiment Stations
Passenger automobiles 7
Trucks 173
Vans 11
Extension Service
Passenger automobiles 1
Trucks 5
Vans 3
Forestry Commission
Passenger automobiles 23
Trucks 508
Vans 12
Buses 1
Department of Transportation
Passenger automobiles 118
Trucks 893
Road working trucks 1,214
Vans 83
Military Department
Passenger automobiles 5
Trucks 23
Vans 13
Buses 5
Department of Corrections
Passenger automobiles 106
Trucks 215
Vans 198
Buses 45
Ambulances 8
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Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Passenger automobiles 689
Trucks 46
Vans 14
Division of Plant Industry
Passenger automobiles 12
Trucks 21
Vans 1
State Board of Mental Health
Passenger automobiles 2
East Mississippi State Hospital
Passenger automobiles 7
Trucks 18
Vans 25
Buses 1
Mississippi State Hospital
Passenger automobiles 8
Trucks 62
Vans 24
Buses 5
Ambulances 3
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Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Passenger automobiles 2
Trucks 6
Vans 1
Ellisville State School
Trucks 23
Vans 31
Buses 6
Ambulances 1
North Mississippi Retardation Center
Passenger automobiles 7
Trucks 21
Vans 37
Buses 3
South Mississippi Retardation Center
Passenger automobiles 4
Trucks 19
Vans 40
Buses 6
Board of Health
Passenger automobiles 2
Trucks 7
Vans 7
State Oil and Gas Board
Passenger automobiles 3
Trucks 9
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Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Passenger automobiles 60
Trucks 650
Vans 50
Surplus Property Procurement Commission
Trucks 5
State Tax Commission
Passenger automobiles 32
Trucks 10
Vans 2
Mississippi Gaming Commission
Passenger automobiles 52
Trucks 8
Vans 1
Department of Environmental Quality
Passenger automobiles 5
Trucks 97
Vans 67
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District
Passenger automobiles 7
Trucks 35
Pearl River Basin Development District
Passenger automobiles 2
Trucks 4
Vans 1
Pat Harrison Waterway District
Trucks 45
Vans 3
Department of Transportation
Office of State Aid Road Construction
Passenger automobiles 10
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority
Passenger automobiles 1
Fair Commission
Passenger automobiles 1
Trucks 6
State Civil Defense Office (including
communications vehicle)
Passenger automobiles 3
Trucks 1
Vans 10
Buses 1
Bureau of Narcotics
Passenger automobiles 116
Trucks 46
Vans 7
Motorcycles 1
Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
Passenger automobiles 2
Trucks 16
Vans 2
Tombigbee Water Supply District
Passenger automobiles 1
Trucks 12
Vans 1
Board of Pharmacy
Passenger automobiles 4
Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority
Passenger automobiles 1
Trucks 4
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Department of Archives and History
Passenger automobiles 2
Trucks 9
Vans 4
State Fire Fighters Academy
Trucks 15
Buses 1
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Office of General Services
Passenger automobiles 5
Trucks 16
Vans 7
State Veterans Affairs Board
Passenger automobiles 1
Trucks 4
Vans 4
Buses 3
Employment Security Commission
Trucks 1
Vans 3
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Mississippi Board of Nursing
Passenger automobiles 5
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State Board of Medical Licensure
Passenger automobiles 3
Vans 1
Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System
Passenger automobiles 3
Mississippi Public Service Commission
Passenger automobiles 50
Vans 1
Buses 1
Department of Human Services
Passenger automobiles 13
Trucks 16
Vans 14
Buses 1
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Passenger automobiles 6
Trucks 65
Vans 72
Buses 1
Real Estate Commission
Passenger automobiles 1
Trucks 1
Mississippi Library Commission
Passenger automobiles 5
Boswell Regional Center
Passenger automobiles 3
Trucks 17
Vans 35
Buses 2
Hudspeth Regional Center
Passenger automobiles 3
Trucks 12
Vans 29
Buses 4
North Mississippi State Hospital
Passenger automobiles 1
South Mississippi State Hospital
Passenger automobiles 1
Motor Vehicle Commission
Passenger automobiles 1
Office of the State Auditor
Passenger automobiles 20
Division of Medicaid, Office of the Governor
Passenger automobiles 1
Vans 2
Department of Marine Resources
Passenger automobiles 6
Trucks 12
Vans 10
Central Mississippi Residential Center
Trucks 2
Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
Passenger automobiles 1
Department of Education
Passenger automobiles 3
Trucks 6
Vans 12
Buses 18
Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission
Trucks 3
Department of Insurance
Passenger automobiles 15
Trucks 10
Magnolia State Enterprises
Passenger automobiles 4
Trucks 1
Vans 4
Information Technology Services
Vans 3
Mississippi Industries for the Blind
Passenger automobiles 2
Trucks 10
Vans 1
Memorial Stadium
Trucks 1
Forest and Wildlife Research - MSU
Passenger automobiles 4
Trucks 69
Vans 10
Vocational Education
Trucks 48
Vans 21
ETV
Passenger automobiles 1
Trucks 12
Vans 19
University Press
Trucks 2
DECD Yellow Creek
Passenger automobiles 2
Trucks 52
Vans 8
Ambulances 2
Animal Health Board
Trucks 22
Mississippi Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Trucks 2
Vans 1
Gulf Coast Research Lab - USM
Passenger automobiles 2
Trucks 22
Vans 5
Buses 1
Chemical Laboratory - MSU
Trucks 2
Vans 1
School for Math and Science
Trucks 1
Vans 1
Buses 5
Crimestoppers Advisory Council
Trucks 1
Except as provided in Sections 25-1-77 through 25-1-93, no state department, institution or agency shall purchase, operate or maintain any motor vehicle out of any funds available for the use of such department, institution or agency, unless same has been or may be donated.
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Prior to January 1, 1996, the Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Purchasing and Travel, in cooperation with the Office of the Auditor, Property Control Division, shall prepare an inventory of vehicles owned by all state departments, agencies or institutions. The inventory shall include, but is not limited to, the name of the agency or institution and the quantity and primary use of vehicles in each of the following categories: subcompact, compact sedan, mid-size sedan, full-size sedan, utility vehicle, carryall vehicle, compact pick-up, mid-size pick-up, one-half ton pick-up, three-quarter ton pick-up, one ton pick-up, passenger van, cargo van, bus, other. This inventory shall be used by the 1996 Legislature to determine the need for limitations on the quantities of vehicles in each category for each entity.
Nothing in Sections 25-1-77 through 25-1-93 shall be construed to prohibit agencies, departments and institutions from purchasing and operating motor vehicles when used exclusively to transport patients, prisoners, students, faculty or staff of state institutions, blind and sighted employees essential to operate blind training programs or material, products and client-trainees in the sheltered workshop program, or bookmobiles. The superintendents of the Columbia Training School and Oakley Training School and the Commissioner of Corrections, or staff members designated by them, may use such motor vehicles for other official functions and operations of those institutions at their discretion. Motor vehicles * * * used for any other purposes shall be * * * subject to the restrictions set forth in the aforesaid sections.
In addition to the motor vehicles authorized to be owned and operated by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, said department is also authorized to receive, own and operate special purpose motor vehicles to be used solely in investigations.
Of the motor vehicles authorized to be owned and operated by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, no more than twenty-one (21) vehicles may be kept for use by administrative personnel of the patrol whose principal duties are performed at the Highway Safety Patrol Headquarters Building and the Drivers' License Examining Station in Hinds County to commute to and from the residence of said personnel to the office at which such duties are regularly performed.
Of the motor vehicles authorized to be owned and operated by the Mississippi Department of Transportation, not more than five (5) vehicles may be kept for use by administrative personnel of the department to commute between their residences and the offices at which their duties are regularly performed. The executive director of the department is authorized to allow additional department personnel to commute to and from their residences in department vehicles due to the nature of their job and for the safety of the traveling public.
Of the motor vehicles authorized to be owned and operated by the State Tax Commission, no more than four (4) vehicles may be kept for use by administrative personnel whose principal duties are performed at State Tax Commission offices in Hinds County to commute to and from the residence of said personnel to the office at which such duties are regularly performed.
The provisions of Chapter 226, Laws of 1964, remain in force and are not affected by this section.
Any state officer, employee or board member who violates any of the foregoing provisions of Sections 25-1-77 through 25-1-85 shall be liable on his or her official bond for the total amount of the purchase price of the motor vehicle, plus the total amount of funds expended in violation of said sections for the operating costs of such vehicle.
SECTION 2. Section 25-1-77, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
25-1-77. No state department, institution or agency shall purchase any * * * motor vehicle, regardless of the source of funds from which the motor vehicle is to be purchased, except under authority granted in Section 25-1-85.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2000.