(a) The Department of Administrative Services is authorized and empowered:

(1) To establish and operate an interagency motor pool near the state capitol and to establish and operate motor pools at such other locations as may be desirable to promote efficient and economical use of passenger-carrying automobiles by officers, officials, or employees of the state and of the various departments, institutions, boards, bureaus, or agencies of the state. Further, the Department of Administrative Services is authorized to provide for the operation, maintenance, and repair of such passenger-carrying automobiles from funds appropriated for this purpose by law, including the establishment of maintenance and repair centers; and

(2) To purchase passenger-carrying automobiles for the use of officers, officials, or employees of the state and of the various departments, institutions, boards, bureaus, or agencies of the state who are required to travel by automobile in performance of their official duties.

(b) The commissioner of administrative services is authorized and empowered:

(1) To promulgate rules and regulations governing the use of passenger-carrying automobiles purchased by any department, institution, board, bureau, or agency of the state from funds appropriated by law;

(2) To promulgate rules and regulations governing the rental of passenger-carrying automobiles by officials, officers, and employees of the state and to provide for reimbursement of rental expense;

(3) To provide rules and regulations, including a system of billings for motor vehicle service (including the provision of fuel), maintenance, and repair costs, governing the maintenance, repair, service, and sale of fuel for motor vehicles which are:

(A) Owned by any department, institution, board, bureau, or agency of the state;

(B) Owned by any other governmental entity; or

(C) Purchased with state grant funds for use under contract to any department, institution, board, bureau, or agency of the state in order to allow said department, institution, board, bureau, or agency to carry out its duties;

(4) To provide policies and regulations governing acquisition, utilization, preventive maintenance, repair, and replacement of all motor vehicles, exclusive of the off-the-road and highly specialized motor vehicle equipment, owned by any department, institution, board, bureau, or agency of the state; and

(5) To promulgate rules and regulations authorizing and governing the rental of interagency motor pool vehicles by officials, officers, and employees of local political subdivisions of the state when, in the sole discretion of the commissioner of administrative services, it is in the best interests of the state to allow such rentals.