Common use of USE OF PRIVATELY-OWNED AND STATE VEHICLES, COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION, AND DUTY STATION(S) Clause in Contracts

USE OF PRIVATELY-OWNED AND STATE VEHICLES, COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION, AND DUTY STATION(S). 24.1 Employees are responsible for providing their own transportation between their home and duty station or field site. The Employer shall make a good faith effort, subject to the agency’s operating, business and customer service needs, to meet the commute trip reduction goals identified in RCW 70.94 – Washington Clean Air Act and, where applicable, Executive Order 16-07. 24.2 The Employer may authorize an employee to take a state vehicle home, in accordance with Office of Financial Management regulations. Employees will report their taxable commute to payroll as necessary in order to comply with applicable Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations regarding the use of state vehicles. 24.3 Employees shall be notified upon hire of the necessity to use their privately-owned vehicle for state business, if such use is on a regular/frequent basis. The Employer agrees to compensate employees in accordance with agency policy/procedure and OFM regulations for the use of their privately-owned vehicle in the state’s interest. 24.4 Agencies may provide commute trip reduction incentives consistent with agency policies and within available resources.

USE OF PRIVATELY-OWNED AND STATE VEHICLES, COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION, AND DUTY STATION(S). 24.1 Employees are responsible for providing their own transportation between their home and duty station or field site. The Employer shall make a good faith effort, subject to the agency’s operating, business and customer service needs, to meet the commute trip reduction goals identified in RCW 70.94 – Washington Clean Air Act and, where applicable, Executive Order 16-07. 24.2 The Employer may authorize an employee to take a state vehicle home, in accordance with Office of Financial Management regulations. Employees will report their taxable commute to payroll as necessary in order to comply with applicable Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations regarding the use of state vehicles. 24.3 Employees shall be notified upon hire of the necessity to use their privately-privately- owned vehicle for state business, if such use is on a regular/frequent basis. The Employer agrees to compensate employees in accordance with agency policy/procedure and OFM regulations for the use of their privately-owned vehicle in the state’s interest. 24.4 Agencies may provide commute trip reduction incentives consistent with agency policies and within available resources.