H.B. 288

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENTS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Transportation Code by amending provisions relating to the
10 divisions of the Department of Transportation.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . repeals the Administrative Services Division of the Department of Transportation;
14 . changes the name of the Community Relations Division to the Communications
15 Division and modifies the responsibilities of that division;
16 . provides that the Program Development Division is responsible for:
17 . maintaining and operating the asset management systems; and
18 . providing research services associated with transportation programs;
19 . repeals the requirement that the Project Development Division is responsible for
20 performing research into materials and methods for construction of state
21 transportation systems;
22 . provides that the Operations Division is responsible for procuring administrative
23 supplies and equipment and risk management; and
24 . makes technical corrections.
25 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
26 None
27 Other Special Clauses:

28 None
29 Utah Code Sections Affected:
30 AMENDS:
31 72-1-204, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270
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33 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34 Section 1. Section 72-1-204 is amended to read:
35 72-1-204. Divisions enumerated -- Duties.
36 The divisions of the department are:
37 [(1) the Administrative Services Division responsible for:]
38 [(a) all personnel management including recruiting, training, testing, developing, and
39 assisting the transition of personnel into the department;]
40 [(b) maintaining records;]
41 [(c) data processing;]
42 [(d) procuring administrative supplies and equipment; and]
43 [(e) risk management;]
44 [(2)] (1) the Comptroller Division responsible for:
45 (a) all financial aspects of the department, including budgeting, accounting, and
46 contracting; and
47 (b) providing all material data and documentation necessary for effective fiscal
48 planning and programming;
49 [(3)] (2) the Internal Audit Division responsible for:
50 (a) conducting and verifying all internal audits and reviews within the department;
51 (b) performing financial and compliance audits to determine the allowability and
52 reasonableness of proposals, accounting records, and final costs of consultants, contractors,
53 utility companies, and other entities used by the department; and
54 (c) implementing audit procedures that meet or exceed generally accepted auditing
55 standards relating to revenues, expenditures, and funding;
56 [(4)] (3) the [Community Relations] Communications Division responsible for:
57 (a) [coordinating, organizing, and managing] developing, managing, and implementing
58 the department's public hearing [process] processes and programs;

59 (b) responding to [citizens'] public complaints [and], requests, and input;
60 [(c) developing and implementing the department's public information programs;]
61 [(d)] (c) assisting the divisions and regions in the department's [citizen] public
62 involvement programs; [and]
63 [(e) preparing and distributing]
64 (d) developing and managing internal department communications; and
65 (e) managing and overseeing department media relations;
66 [(5)] (4) the Program Development Division responsible for:
67 (a) developing transportation plans for state transportation systems;
68 (b) collecting, processing, and storing transportation data to support the department's
69 engineering functions;
70 (c) maintaining and operating the asset management systems;
71 [(c)] (d) designating state transportation systems qualifications;
72 [(d)] (e) developing a statewide transportation improvement program for approval by
73 the commission;
74 [(e)] (f) providing cartographic services to the department; [and]
75 [(f)] (g) assisting local governments in participating in federal-aid transportation
76 programs; and
77 (h) providing research services associated with transportation programs;
78 [(6)] (5) the Project Development Division responsible for:
79 (a) developing statewide standards for project design and construction;
80 (b) providing support for project development in the areas of design environment,
81 right-of-way, materials testing, structures, value engineering, and construction; and
82 (c) designing specialty projects; and
83 [(d) performing research into materials and methods for construction of state
84 transportation systems; and]
85 [(7)] (6) the Operations Division responsible for:
86 (a) maintaining the state transportation systems;
87 (b) state transportation systems safety;
88 (c) operating state ports-of-entry;
89 (d) operating state motor carrier safety programs in accordance with this title and

90 federal law;
91 (e) aeronautical operations; [and]
92 (f) providing equipment for department engineering and maintenance functions[.];
93 (g) procuring administrative supplies and equipment; and
94 (h) risk management.




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