(a) An automobile travel log for each automobile in a form approved by the Department of General Services. Such form shall include, among other information, a record of daily mileage traveled, date and time of travel, itinerary, and information regarding overnight storage and shall identify the driver. The record shall be completed on a daily basis.

(b) Such logs shall be retained by the agencies owning automobiles and shall be available for review by the Department of General Services on request. The retention period for such logs shall be the current fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year.

(c) Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the Department of General Services, in order that misuse may be discovered with a minimum of record keeping, may from time to time determine that such reports or portions thereof are unnecessary as to certain vehicles, or vehicles subject to specialized uses, and may permit elimination or simplification of such records or portions thereof.