SB575:

DGS; state fleet managers to use total cost of ownership calculations, report.

Bill Summary:

Department of General Services; state fleet managers to use total cost of ownership calculations; report. Requires the Department of General Services, beginning October 1, 2022, to procure a total cost of ownership calculator prior to procuring any light-duty vehicles. Beginning January 1, 2023, the Department and all agencies of the Commonwealth shall utilize the calculator prior to purchasing or leasing light-duty vehicles and to purchase electric vehicles unless the calculator clearly indicates that purchasing or leasing an internal combustion-engine vehicle has a lower cost of ownership. The bill requires the Department to provide technical assistance to all public bodies in the use of such calculator. The bill requires the Department to report a summary of such procurements to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2026, and every three years thereafter. The bill exempts emergency vehicles and vehicles used by agencies of the Commonwealth for law-enforcement, incident response, or other emergency response activities from its provisions. The bill requires the Department of General Services Public Body Procurement Workgroup to (i) evaluate the appropriateness of requiring the Department to use a total cost of ownership calculator to, prior to purchasing or leasing any medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle, assess and compare the total cost to purchase, own, lease, and operate such internal combustion-engine vehicles versus comparable electric vehicles and (ii) report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology on or before December 1, 2022.