Sec. A-11. Travel limitations. It is the intent of the Legislature that out-of-state travel by state employees be limited. Any state employee who travels out of state on state business, such as law enforcement, collecting, bidding, industrial development or loans, may continue to do so. The Legislature directs that department heads limit travel, allowing it only when it is absolutely needed. A state employee may not be reimbursed for noon meals, unless the expense is incurred while the employee is traveling on state business and lodging is required. Any state employee who attends a seminar or other program that includes the cost of a noon meal as part of the tuition or registration fee is not required to reimburse the State for the meal.

Sec. A-12. Equipment to be reviewed. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services may choose a designee to conduct a thorough review of all types of equipment, including automobiles, pickups and vans, owned, leased or otherwise available to the departments and agencies of the State, regardless of the source of supporting funds, and make recommendations via the budgetary process for combining their use, providing centralized facilities or eliminating existing equipment and facilities, as believed to be most economical and efficient for the State. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services may also develop and institute review and control mechanisms considered necessary to ensure that capital equipment purchases authorized by the Legislature are consistent with the intent for which funds were recommended and made available.

Sec. A-13. Motor vehicle replacement policy. The Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall require that requisitions for replacement motor vehicles include the age and total mileage of the motor vehicles being replaced. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicles" means passenger cars and panel and pickup trucks, excluding those vehicles authorized and assigned for pursuit purposes. Under no circumstances are any state vehicles to be used for commuting purposes. It is the intent of the Legislature that motor vehicles be in service for at least 5 years or 75,000 miles before they are replaced. This policy must also be adopted by the State Budget Officer when next preparing a budget document. Exceptions to this replacement policy require the prior approval of the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services may also set appropriate