Section 220-RICR-70-05-2.4 - DefinitionsA. As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:1. "Department director" means the heads of departments as enumerated R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-6.2. "General officer" shall have the same meaning as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11.3-1(1).3. "Light vehicle" refers to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, sport utility vehicles, or any other vehicles included in state fleet operations' generic vehicle specifications.4. "Lease payment" refers to annual payments made by state agencies to the state fleet replacement revolving loan fund to cover the principal amount loaned to the state agency for the acquisition of a vehicle and/or associated equipment, as well as any interest or service charges applied to the principal amount.5. "Office of state fleet operations" is a discrete unit of the division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance within the department of administration which has been designated by the director of administration to be responsible for implementing this Part.6. "State agency" for the purposes of this Part shall also include the judiciary and all other commissions and agencies and any other commission or agency which is hereinafter created or established within this state.7. "State agency head" shall mean the chief executive officer of a state agency.8. "State fleet" refers to all motor vehicles owned by the State of Rhode Island, that have been allocated to a state agency and are under the control of the office of state fleet operations.9. "State Fleet Replacement Revolving Loan Fund", also referred to as the loan fund, and refers to the restricted receipt account established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-2.4 and/or to any internal service fund created under legislative authorization.10. "State-owned motor vehicle" refers solely to passenger and motorized equipment fleet and attachments, where applicable, irrespective of the source of funds utilized to acquire the vehicle or, in the case of vehicles leased by the state for state purposes, the title holder of record for the vehicle. Categories of vehicles included in this definition include, but are not limited to, the following: b. Pickup trucks, vans and all-purpose vehicles;g. Off-road equipment. Including mobile equipment and any of the following types of land vehicles, as well as any attached machinery or equipment:(1) Bulldozers, farm machinery including tractors, forklifts and other vehicles designed for use off public roads;(3) Backhoes, graders and other road construction equipment;11. "Straight buy" refers to the outright acquisition of a vehicle by an agency with funds appropriated to that agency, regardless of the source of funds (i.e. general revenue, federal, etc.), exclusive of funding from the loan fund.12. "Vehicle replacement plan" refers to annual plans submitted by state agencies, as requested by the office of state fleet operations and/or the state budget office, detailing the respective agency's anticipated vehicle replacement needs over a multi-year period.220 R.I. Code R. 220-RICR-70-05-2.4