2-17-414. State vehicles to use gasohol -- definition -- record of purchase required -- audit. (1) Each department, agency, institution, office, board, and commission of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government and each state institution of higher education owning or operating a motor vehicle capable of burning gasohol shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the operators of those vehicles use gasohol in the vehicles if gasohol is reasonably and commercially available within the operating area of the vehicle and is priced competitively with the motor vehicle fuel otherwise used by the vehicle.
     (2) For purposes of this section, "gasohol" means all products commonly or commercially known or sold as gasohol and used for the purpose of effectively and efficiently operating internal combustion engines, consisting of not less than 10% anhydrous ethanol produced from agricultural products, including wood or wood products.
     (3) An entity subject to the requirements of subsection (1) shall require that each purchase of gasohol by the operator of a motor vehicle using gasohol is reported to that entity by the motor vehicle operator.
     (4) An entity subject to the requirements of subsection (1) may not take any disciplinary, judicial, administrative, or other adverse action against the operator of a motor vehicle for failing to purchase gasohol for the operation of the motor vehicle.
     (5) An entity subject to the requirements of subsection (1) shall retain for the period of time required by law the record of the purchase of gasohol used. The purchase records must be reviewed by the legislative auditor during every financial audit of the entity.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 462, L. 1991.