Subject to ORS 283.327, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may acquire motor vehicles by purchase or transfer. All motor vehicles transferred to or purchased for the department shall become a motor pool from which, upon requisition and proper showing to the department of need and use for official state business only by a state agency, or on evidence that a specific intergovernmental agreement allows a public agency to be provided with motor pool vehicles, supplies and services, there may be assigned suitable transportation, either on a temporary or permanent basis.
283.327 Purchase or lease of light-duty vehicles by state agencies; requirement for zero-emission vehicles; exceptions when
(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, on and after January 1, 2025, a state agency that purchases or leases a new light-duty vehicle shall purchase or lease only a zero-emission vehicle, as defined in ORS 283.398.
(b) If the state agency finds that a zero-emission vehicle is not feasible for the specific use the state agency has for a light-duty vehicle, the state agency may purchase or lease a light-duty vehicle that:
(A) Can operate with alternative fuel and that otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-486); or
(B) Qualifies as a low-emission vehicle under a written policy that the Oregon Department of Administrative Services adopts in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, if the state agency finds that a vehicle described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is not feasible for the specific use the state agency has for a light-duty vehicle.
(3) To the maximum extent feasible, light-duty vehicles that state agencies own or lease must be zero-emission vehicles.
(4) A state agency that owns or leases light-duty vehicles shall comply with all safety standards that the United States Department of Transportation establishes for the conversion, operation and maintenance of vehicles that use alternative fuels.