SB 5755-S.E - DIGEST

(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 2ND SUB)

     Finds that the Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation, in its final report, recognized that a lack of governmental coordination among jurisdictions creates an inability to provide an integrated transportation system and recommended that efficiencies in agencies be accomplished whenever possible.

     Declares an intent to create the transportation funding board.

     Declares an intent that some functions of the county road administration board, all of the functions of the transportation improvement board, and all of the functions of the freight mobility strategic investment board be consolidated into the highway and local programs division of the department of transportation and administered by the transportation funding board.

     Creates the legislative transportation accountability program as a single point of accountability at the state level to monitor and analyze the performance of the state's transportation system and ensure that statewide transportation benchmarks are achieved.

     Authorizes the governor to appoint the secretary of transportation and transfer the functions of the transportation commission to the department of transportation , the transportation funding board, and the legislative transportation accountability program.

     Repeals various provisions.