Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 20 - STATEWIDE PROCUREMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES › Subchapter E - SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING › Division 3 - STATE SUPPORT SERVICES - VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT › Section 20.431 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
						indicates otherwise.
(1) Alternative
					 fuel--Compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas,
					 electricity, methanol (or M85), or ethanol (or E85).
(2) Alternative fuel vehicle--A motor vehicle
					 capable of using alternative fuel in the original equipment manufactured
					 engine, or in a converted traditional gasoline or diesel engine.
(3) Assigned vehicle--A state vehicle
					 normally driven by the same employee or small specific group of employees.
(4) Capitalized value--The
					 original cost of a vehicle, plus later adjustments for major additions or
					 improvements.
(5) Direct
					 labor--The cost of labor associated with repairing or servicing vehicles,
					 whether performed by a contractor or state employee.
(6) Disposal date--The date on which a state
					 vehicle is no longer included in a state agency's property inventory.
(7) Downtime--The total number of
					 working hours a state vehicle, otherwise eligible for assignment, is out of
					 service for repair or maintenance.
(8) Field employee--A state employee whose
					 regular duties require work in locations other than agency headquarters or
					 regional offices and who regularly require a vehicle for ongoing daily duties.
(9) Fleet officer--The individual
					 designated by each state agency who is responsible for the timely and accurate
					 submission of all required information utilized by the vehicle fleet management
					 system.
(10) Gross vehicle weight
					 (GVW)--The greatest weight of vehicle and load which the manufacturer
					 recommends that a vehicle accommodate. The GVW includes the total weight of
					 chassis, cab, body, special equipment, oil, water, gasoline, driver, and the
					 maximum payload.
(11) Indirect
					 labor--The labor cost of vehicle fleet related employees whose time cannot be
					 identified with repairing or servicing individual vehicles.
(12) OVFM--The comptroller's office of
					 vehicle fleet management.
(13)
					 Pooled vehicle--A vehicle normally garaged in a central location for use by any
					 authorized employee of the state agency.
(14) Special purpose vehicle (SPV)--A motor
					 vehicle commercially designed to be used primarily for purposes other than to
					 provide transportation service for personnel, supplies, or equipment.
(15) State agency--
(A) any department, commission, board,
					 office, council, or other agency in the executive branch of state government
					 created by the constitution or by a statute of this state;
(B) the Supreme Court of Texas, the Court of
					 Criminal Appeals of Texas, a court of civil appeals, or the Texas Judicial
					 Council; and
(C) an institution of
					 higher education as defined in Education Code, §
												61.003.