Section 22-8-205 - Allocation of vehicles - Priority listing(a) Each state agency requesting the acquisition of an automobile or pickup truck shall: (1) Have its existing automobiles and pickup trucks included on the State Vehicle Inventory and Control System;(2) Not exceed the number of motor vehicles as authorized by law for the state agency; and(3) Submit a schedule as required for replacing its automobiles or pickup trucks reflecting each vehicle's historical information, the need for replacement, and the disposition of the existing vehicle.(b) From the information provided by state agencies requesting the acquisition of automobiles or pickup trucks, the Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare a prioritized ranking for the then-current fiscal year based upon:(1) Age of the vehicle to be replaced;(2) Actual and projected mileage of the vehicle to be replaced;(3) A history of repair costs of the vehicle to be replaced;(4) Number and average age of each state agency's fleet of vehicles; and(5) Condition of state agency fleet and cost of maintenance of its vehicles.(c) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, through the Marketing and Redistribution Section, shall have the authority to reassign a vehicle from a state agency to another state agency based upon need, age, condition, utilization, and justification but not to decrease a state agency's actual number of vehicles owned.(d) The secretary shall review the schedule of prioritized ranking for acquiring vehicles, and he or she shall have the authority to make changes, as he or she deems necessary, to the priority listing. He or she shall then forward the priority listing to the Governor for his or her approval or modification.(e) Upon securing the Governor's approved priority listing for acquisition of motorized vehicles, the secretary shall then proceed to acquire the vehicles, and he or she shall ensure that the replaced vehicle is transferred to the Marketing and Redistribution Section within thirty (30) days for disposal.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3503, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1983, No. 493, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-532.