262.25A - PURCHASE OF AUTOMOBILES.
262.25A PURCHASE OF AUTOMOBILES.
1. Institutions under the control of the state board of regents
shall purchase only new automobiles which have at least the fuel
economy required for purchase of new automobiles by the director of
the department of administrative services under section 8A.362,
subsection 4. This subsection does not apply to automobiles
purchased for law enforcement purposes.
2. A gasoline-powered motor vehicle purchased by the institutions
shall not operate on gasoline other than ethanol blended gasoline as
defined in section 214A.1, unless under emergency circumstances or if
to do so would result in the use of a percentage of ethanol blended
gasoline higher than recommended by the vehicle manufacturer or would
result in a violation of the vehicle's manufacturer warranty. A
diesel-powered motor vehicle purchased by the institutions shall not
operate on diesel fuel other than biodiesel fuel as defined in
section 214A.1, if commercially available, unless to do so would
result in the use of a percentage of biodiesel not recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer or would result in violation of the vehicle's
manufacturer warranty, or under emergency circumstances. A
state-issued credit card shall not be used to purchase gasoline other
than ethanol blended gasoline if commercially available or to
purchase diesel fuel other than biodiesel fuel if commercially
available. The motor vehicle shall also be affixed with a brightly
visible sticker which notifies the traveling public that the motor
vehicle is being operated on ethanol blended gasoline or biodiesel
fuel, as applicable. However, the sticker is not required to be
affixed to an unmarked vehicle used for purposes of providing law
enforcement or security.
3. a. Of all new passenger vehicles and light pickup trucks
purchased by or under the direction of the state board of regents, a
minimum of ten percent of all such vehicles and trucks purchased
shall be equipped with engines which utilize alternative methods of
propulsion, including but not limited to any of the following:
(1) A flexible fuel which is any of the following:
(a) E-85 gasoline as provided in section 214A.2.
(b) B-20 biodiesel blended fuel as provided in section 214A.2.
(c) A renewable fuel approved by the office of renewable fuels
and coproducts pursuant to section 159A.3.
(2) Compressed or liquefied natural gas.
(3) Propane gas.
(4) Solar energy.
(5) Electricity.
b. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to vehicles
and trucks purchased and directly used for law enforcement or
off-road maintenance work. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 297, § 4; 91 Acts, ch 254, §15; 93 Acts, ch 26, § 4;
94 Acts, ch 1119, §26; 94 Acts, ch 1199, §65; 98 Acts, ch 1119, §25;
98 Acts, ch 1164, §40; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §231; 2006 Acts, ch 1142,
§63, 64; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §63; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §38, 42