GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 962

Short Title:  Realignment of Highway Divisions.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Gulley.

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Referred to:  Transportation.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE REALIGNMENT OF THE HIGHWAY DIVISIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Board of Transportation, with the assistance of the Secretary and the Department of Transportation, shall realign and reorganize the 14 Transportation Divisions of the State to more closely match the urban and rural regions that have developed in the State over the past 40 years and to improve the efficiency of the operations of the Department.  The Board shall give primary consideration to the boundaries of the metropolitan planning regions of the State as it considers realignment of the Transportation Divisions. The Board or its designee shall report its changes to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on or before December 31, 1999.  The changes in Divisions shall take effect on January 1, 2001.
Section 2.  The Board and the Secretary shall report to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on any proposed changes to the current Transportation Division and District system prior to implementing any changes.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.