§ 19-4-906 - Motor vehicle restrictions and authorizations. - Arkansas Statutes

19-4-906. Motor vehicle restrictions and authorizations.

(a) None of the funds appropriated for the various state agencies, authorities, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions of higher education listed below shall be used to purchase, lease for over thirty (30) days, operate, repair, or provide services for more than the maximum number of passenger motor vehicles as set out in this section, except in an emergency as proclaimed by the Governor. Passenger motor vehicles are defined as those licensed for highway use, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, and vans. Mileage reimbursement for employees' utilization of their personal automobiles shall not be deemed to be included in this restriction. Click here to view image.

(b) (1) The General Assembly recognizes that, in some cases, motor vehicles are donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in automotive repair and maintenance courses and in instructional programs for truck operators and that such motor vehicles are not normally used for other purposes by the institutions and agencies and should not be included in the maximum number of authorized passenger vehicles prescribed for such institutions and agencies in this section.

(2) (A) Therefore, motor vehicles donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in programs of instruction in automotive maintenance and repair, in operator training, and in related instructional programs shall not be included for the purpose of determining the number of vehicles authorized for any such institutions or agencies.

(B) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to these motor vehicles.

(c) (1) The Department of Human Services is exempt from the provisions of this section.

(2) The Department of Human Services may purchase vehicles utilizing federal funds and the appropriate state matching funds required.