§ 39:1646 — Acquisition of motor vehicles; minimum requirements for fuel efficiency; exceptions

§1646. Acquisition of motor vehicles; minimum requirements for fuel efficiency; exceptions
A. Any purchase or lease of a motor vehicle by an agency which is covered by this
Chapter shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart. Such vehicles shall
have, at the time of acquisition, a fuel efficiency rating of no less than eighteen miles per
gallon for city driving and no less than twenty-eight miles per gallon for highway driving,
or a combined city/highway average of twenty-four miles per gallon.
B. For purposes of this Subpart, "motor vehicle" shall include the following vehicles
as they are specified or defined in administrative rule or regulation prescribed by the
commissioner of administration pursuant to Part XIII of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950: alternative fuel vehicle, sedan, and station wagon.
C. For purposes of this Subpart, "motor vehicle" shall not include the following:
(1) A vehicle to be used by law enforcement personnel, certified first responders and
emergency personnel when required for the performance of their duties, or a vehicle used in
the conduct of military activities.
(2) A vehicle to be used by any state employee when written authorization for such
purchase has been provided by the department head to the commissioner of administration
and approved by him, or a vehicle to be used by an employee of a political subdivision of the
state when the governing authority of the political subdivision authorizes such purchase.

Legislative History

Acts 2008, No. 592, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.