HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

May 8, 2003 Hearing Room D

8:30 AM Tape 79

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jerry Krummel, Chair

Rep. Donna Nelson, Vice-Chair

Rep. Floyd Prozanski, Vice-Chair

Rep. Brad Avakian

Rep. Derrick Kitts

Rep. John Mabrey

MEMBER EXCUSED: Rep. Kelley Wirth

STAFF PRESENT: Patrick Brennan, Committee Administrator

Jeana Harrington, Committee Assistant

MEASURES HEARD: HB 3073 – Work Session

SB 676 – Public Hearing

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 79, A
004	Chair Krummel	Calls meeting to order at 8:41 AM. Opens work session on HB 3073.
HB 3073 – WORK SESSION
006	Rep. Kitts	MOTION: Moves HB 3073 to the floor WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION as to passage and BE REFERRED to the committee on Ways and Means.
010	Rep. Prozanski	Asks about the referral.
014	Chair Krummel	Defers to Mr. Brennan.
018	Patrick Brennan	Committee Administrator. Explains why Rep. Tom Butler has requested the bill be moved to Ways and Means.
026	Rep. Kitts	Poses question regarding the fiscal impact.
029	Chair Krummel	Responds he does not have the answer.
034	Cindy Becker	Department of Administrative Services (DAS). Explains the estimated $150,000 fiscal impact for the bill.
046	Rep. Kitts	Asks that is the bill was amended to remove the contract, would the fiscal be removed.
050	Becker	Responds regarding job descriptions and the database.
059	Rep. Prozanski	Indicates he will vote no as he does not see the benefit of the data the bill would gather and is unsure whether an audit would occur from it.
065		VOTE: 4-2-1 AYE: 4 - Kitts, Mabrey, Nelson, Krummel NAY: 2 - Avakian, Prozanski EXCUSED: 1 - Wirth
	Chair Krummel	The motion CARRIES.
	Chair Krummel	Closes work session on HB 3073. Opens work session on SB 676.
SB 676 – PUBLIC HEARING
075	Rod Lohof	DAS. Testifies in favor of SB 676 (EXHIBIT A).
100	Rep. Nelson	Asks who monitors appropriate use of vehicles.
104	Lohof	Answers the agencies do.
108	Rep. Nelson	Asks where Office of Risk Management is.
110	Lohof	Answers the office is part of DAS.
112	Chair Krummel	Speaks on mileage and age of vehicles and value or resale.
136	Lohof	Speaks on a study done by DAS and the incentives received for holding vehicles for longer.
150	Chair Krummel	Asks if there has been an assessment as to price increases on the vehicles.
156	Lohof	Believes incentives would drop dramatically but has no formal data.
160	Chair Krummel	Affirms.
165	Rep. Kitts	Asks if the incentives would be greater to use only one manufacturer.
170	Lohof	Speaks on long-term contracts and incentives.
181	Rep. Kitts	Thinks that a deal could be established.
186	Lohof	Explains that complications regarding manufacturer models availability and price.
201	Chair Krummel	Asks if there are any thoughts of using the private sector and elimination the motor pool.
220	Lohof	Speaks on a conversation about this. Notes DAS has a contract with Enterprise Rental Cars.
232	Rep. Nelson	Asks what the method of determining who gets state-owned vehicles.
238	Lohof	Responds the individual agency decides and DAS tries to fulfill the requests.
246	Rep. Nelson	Asks how many general use light duty vehicles there are.
249	Lohof	Answers around 8,000 vehicles.
252	Rep. Nelson	Clarifies the fleet.
256	Lohof	Responds that agencies can have there own fleets as well.
265	Rep. Nelson	Poses question concerning replacement of fleets.
271	Lohof	Responds that the pricing is driven by all state fleets. Notes the cities and counties also help to drive better pricing.
285	Chair Krummel	Thinks the bill will be held as other issues are being discussed. Closes public hearing on SB 676. Adjourns meeting at 9:03 AM.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB 676, Rod Lohof, 2 pp