§ 143-215.107C. State agency goals, plans, duties, and reports. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 143‑215.107C.  Stateagency goals, plans, duties, and reports.

(a)        As used in thissection, alternative‑fueled vehicle means a motor vehicle capable ofoperating on electricity; natural gas; propane; hydrogen; reformulatedgasoline; ethanol; other alcohol fuels, separately or in mixtures of eighty‑fivepercent (85%) or more of alcohol by volume; or fuels, other than alcohol,derived from biological materials. For purposes of this section, a vehicle thathas been converted to operate on a fuel other than the fuel for which it wasoriginally designed is not a new or replacement vehicle.

(b)        It shall be thegoal of the State that on and after 1 January 2004 at least seventy‑fivepercent (75%) of the new or replacement light duty cars and trucks purchased bythe State will be alternative‑fueled vehicles or low emission vehicles.The Department of Administration, the Department of Transportation, and theDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources shall jointly develop a plan toachieve this goal and to fuel and maintain these vehicles. For purposes of thissection, a light duty car or truck is one that is rated at 8,500 pounds or lessGross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).

(c)        Repealed by SessionLaws 2006‑79, s. 13, effective July 10, 2006.

(d)        The Department ofAdministration, the Office of State Personnel, the Department ofTransportation, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shalljointly develop and periodically update a plan to reduce vehicle miles traveledby State employees and vehicle emissions resulting from job‑relatedtravel, including commuting to and from work. The plan shall consider the useof carpooling, vanpooling, public transportation, incentives, and otherappropriate strategies. The Department of Transportation shall report on thedevelopment and implementation of the plan to the Joint LegislativeTransportation Oversight Committee and the Environmental Review Commission onor before 1 October of each year beginning 1 October 2000.

(e)        The Department ofTransportation, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Environmentand Natural Resources shall jointly develop and periodically update a plan toreduce vehicle miles traveled by private sector employees and vehicle emissionsresulting from job‑related travel, including commuting to and from work.The plan shall consider the use of incentives for both private sector employeesand employers to promote carpooling, vanpooling, use of public transportation,and other appropriate strategies. The Department of Transportation shall reporton the development and implementation of the plan to the Joint LegislativeTransportation Oversight Committee and the Environmental Review Commission onor before 1 October of each year beginning 1 October 2000.

(f)         The Office ofState Personnel shall implement a policy that promotes telework/telecommutingfor State employees as recommended by the report of the State Auditor entitled"Establishing a Formal Telework/Telecommuting Program for StateEmployees" and dated October 1997. It shall be the goal of the State toreduce State employee vehicle miles traveled in commuting by twenty percent(20%) without reducing total work hours or productivity. (1999‑328, ss. 4.1,4.2, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8; 2004‑195, s. 2.4; 2005‑386, s. 2.2; 2006‑79,s. 13.)