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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 03:58:48+00:00

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Organization of Department of Transportation.
§§ 136-1 through 136-3: Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 507, s. 23.
§§ 136-4.1 through 136-5. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 507, s. 23.
§§ 136-6 through 136-9. Repealed by Session Laws 1957, c. 65, s. 12.
§ 136-10. Audit and rules.
§ 136-11: Repealed by Session Laws 2010-165, s. 1, effective August 2, 2010.
§ 136-11.1. Prior consultation on transportation projects.
§ 136-12. Reports to General Assembly; Transportation Improvement Program submitted to members and staff of General Assembly.
(a) The Department of Transportation shall report to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee by March 1 of each year on how the previous fiscal year's funds for maintenance and construction were allocated and expended. The report shall include expenditures of both State and federal funds and shall be in sufficient detail that the county can be identified. A full account of each road project shall be kept by and under the direction of the Department of Transportation or its representatives, to ascertain at any time the expenditures and the liabilities against all projects; also records of contracts and force account work. The account records, together with all supporting documents, shall be open at all times to the inspection of the Governor or road authorities of any county, or their authorized representatives, and copies thereof shall be furnished such officials upon request.
(a1) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 28.35(a), effective July 1, 2011.
§ 136-12.1: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-74, s. 3, effective July 1, 2018.
§ 136-12.2: Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 28.35(a), effective July 1, 2011.
§ 136-12.3. Outsourcing and project delivery reports.
(a) Intent. - It is the intent of the General Assembly to take all steps necessary to assist the Department of Transportation in accelerating project delivery and reducing costs incurred by the State. The General Assembly finds that shifting more control over projects to each of the Highway Divisions can assist in achieving this intent. Further, the General Assembly encourages each Highway Division to increase its outsourcing of preconstruction activities to private contractors to sixty percent (60%) of the total cost of preconstruction activities performed by the Highway Division, with the belief that increased outsourcing will also assist in achieving this intent. Therefore, in order to assess the results from shifting project control and increasing the use of outsourcing, and to determine what adjustments may be necessary to improve upon the results, the General Assembly finds that reports are necessary to collect baseline data to establish appropriate targets.
(b) Outsourcing Report. - For each Highway Division, the Department shall provide a detailed report on all payments made to private contractors for preconstruction activities. In order to compare internal costs incurred with payments made to private contractors, and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department shall include project-specific expenses incurred by division, regional, or central staff. The Department shall not include expenses incurred for central business units that support and oversee outsourcing functions. The information in the first report submitted under this subsection shall be used to establish a baseline to use for setting future preconstruction outsourcing targets. The Department shall submit the report required under this subsection to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee by March 1 of each year.
a. Bridge projects with a cost in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000).
a. Planning and design in progress.
b. Right-of-way acquisition in progress.
c. Project let for construction.
d. Construction substantially complete and traffic using facility.
(3) For each project, and as applicable, the report shall include an indication and explanation for project stages that are delayed during the period covered by the report and the delay has been for more than one year.
(4) For each project, the report shall include the planned and actual completion date for any required environmental documentation.
(5) The Department shall submit the report required under this subsection to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee by March 1 of each year.
(d) Combined Report. - The Department may combine the reports required to be submitted under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into a single report.
§ 136-13. Malfeasance of officers and employees of Department of Transportation, members of Board of Transportation, contractors, and others.
(3) To induce a member of the Board of Transportation, or any officer or employee of the Department of Transportation to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty.
(3) Being induced to do or omit to do any act in violation of his official duty.
§ 136-13.1. Use of position to influence elections or political action.
§ 136-13.2. Falsifying highway inspection reports.
(a) Any person who knowingly falsifies any inspection report or test report required by the Department of Transportation in connection with the construction of highways, shall be guilty of a Class H felony.
(b) Any person who directs a subordinate under his direct or indirect supervision to falsify an inspection report or test report required by the Department of Transportation in connection with the construction of highways, shall be guilty of a Class H felony.
§ 136-14. Members not eligible for other employment with Department; no sales to Department by employees; members not to sell or trade property with Department; profiting from official position; misuse of confidential information by Board members.
(a) No Board member shall be eligible to any other employment in connection with the Department.
(b) No Board member or any salaried employee of the Department shall furnish or sell any supplies or materials, directly or indirectly, to the Department.
(c) No Board member shall, directly or indirectly, engage in any transaction involving the sale of or trading of real or personal property with the Department.
(d) No Board member shall profit in any manner by reason of the Board member's official action or official position, except to receive salary, fees and allowances as by law provided.
(e) No Board member shall take any official action or use the Board member's official position to profit in any manner the Board member's immediate family, a business with which the Board member or the Board member's immediate family has a business association, or a client of the Board member or the Board member's immediate family with whom the Board member, or the Board member's immediate family, has an existing business relationship for matters before the Board.
(f) No Board member shall attempt to profit from a proposed project of the Department if the profit is greater than that which would be realized by other persons living in the area where the project is located. If the profit under this subsection would be greater for the Board member than other persons living in the area where the project is located not only shall the member abstain from voting on that issue, but once the conflict of interest is apparent, the member shall not discuss the project with any other Board member or other officer or employee of the Department except to state that a conflict of interest exists. Under this subsection a Board member is presumed to profit if the profit would be realized by a Board member's immediate family, a business with which the Board member or the Board member's immediate family has a business association, or a client of the Board member or the Board member's immediate family with whom the Board member, or the Board member's immediate family, has an existing business relationship for matters before the Board. Violation of this subsection shall be a Class I felony.
(2) Intentionally aid another to do any of the above acts.
(1) "Board". - The Board of Transportation.
(2) "Board member". - A member of the Board of Transportation.
(3) "Business association". - A director, employee, officer, or partner of a business entity, or owner of more than ten percent (10%) interest in any business entity.
(4) "Department". - The Department of Transportation.
(5) "Immediate family". - Spouse, children, parents, brothers, and sisters.
(6) "Official action". - Actions taken while a Board member related to or in connection with the person's duties as a Board member including, but not limited to, voting on matters before the Board, proposing or objecting to proposals for transportation actions by the Department or the Board, discussing transportation matters with other Board members or Department staff or employees in an effort to further the matter after the conflict of interest has been discovered, or taking actions in the course and scope of the position as a Board member and actions leading to or resulting in profit.
(7) "Profit". - Receive monetary or economic gain or benefit, including an increase in value whether or not recognized by sale or trade.
§ 136-14.1. Transportation engineering divisions.
§ 136-14.2. Division engineer to manage personnel.
§ 136-15. Establishment of administrative districts.
§ 136-16. Funds and property converted to State Highway Fund.
§§ 136-16.1 through 136-16.3. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§§ 136-16.4, 136-16.5: Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 34.9, effective July 1, 2013.
§ 136-16.6: Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 34.14(i), effective January 1, 2014.
§§ 136-16.7 through 136-16.9: Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 34.9, effective July 1, 2013.
§ 136-16.10. Allocations by Department Chief Financial Officer to eliminate overdrafts.

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