(a) No state agency may rent parking spaces for employees' or state officials' private vehicles. It is the intent of this section to clearly establish that state employees are liable for the full cost of commuting to and from work, including the cost of parking, and that the State will not participate in the payment of any of that commuting cost, including parking costs.
(b) This section does not alter the existing policy of reimbursing employees for expenses incurred while traveling on state business.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the use of rented parking spaces, as part of an approved employee recognition program established pursuant to § 5950 of this title.
(d) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any commuter benefit approved by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subchapter V of Chapter 20 of Title 30.