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Transportation Code | |
Department of Transportation Administration Act | |
Section 204 | Divisions enumerated -- Duties. |
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72-1-204. Divisions enumerated -- Duties. The divisions of the department are: (1) the Administrative Services Division responsible for: (a) all personnel management including recruiting, training, testing, developing, and assisting the transition of personnel into the department; (b) maintaining records; (c) data processing; (d) procuring administrative supplies and equipment; and (e) risk management; (2) the Comptroller Division responsible for: (a) all financial aspects of the department, including budgeting, accounting, and contracting; and (b) providing all material data and documentation necessary for effective fiscal planning and programming; (3) the Internal Audit Division responsible for: (a) conducting and verifying all internal audits and reviews within the department; (b) performing financial and compliance audits to determine the allowability and reasonableness of proposals, accounting records, and final costs of consultants, contractors, utility companies, and other entities used by the department; and (c) implementing audit procedures that meet or exceed generally accepted auditing standards relating to revenues, expenditures, and funding; (4) the Community Relations Division responsible for: (a) coordinating, organizing, and managing the department's public hearing process; (b) responding to citizens' complaints and requests; (c) developing and implementing the department's public information programs; (d) assisting the divisions and regions in the department's citizen involvement programs; and (e) preparing and distributing internal department communications; (5) the Program Development Division responsible for: (a) developing transportation plans for state transportation systems; (b) collecting, processing, and storing transportation data to support department's engineering functions; (c) designating state transportation systems qualifications; (d) developing a statewide transportation improvement program for approval by the commission; (e) providing cartographic services to the department; and (f) assisting local governments in participating in federal-aid transportation programs; (6) the Project Development Division responsible for: (a) developing statewide standards for project design and construction; (b) providing support for project development in the areas of design environment, right-of-way, materials testing, structures, value engineering, and construction; (c) designing specialty projects; and (d) performing research into materials and methods for construction of state transportation systems; and (7) the Operations Division responsible for: (a) maintaining the state transportation systems; (b) state transportation systems safety; (c) operating state ports-of-entry; (d) operating state motor carrier safety programs in accordance with this title and federal law; (e) aeronautical operations; and (f) providing equipment for department engineering and maintenance functions.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session |
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