HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 60
(By Delegates Michael and Warner)
Expressing legislative interest in the review and reorganization
of the Department of Transportation and directing the
Secretary of Transportation to obtain legislative approval
before implementing any plan for reorganization of the
Department of any of its Divisions.
Whereas, The Legislature has a vested, valid and intense
interest in government organization, the state's infrastructure
and the ability of state agencies to administer programs and to
maintain and improve infrastructure; and
Whereas, The State Legislature is vitally interested in the
ability of state agencies to function efficiently and to capture
federal funds for infrastructure purposes; and
Whereas, The organizational structure, staffing levels and
the degree of administrative and technical expertise within the
department of transportation has a direct influence on the
ability to administer programs, conduct studies, prepare plans,
implement projects and capture federal funds; and
Whereas, West Virginia has been very active in decentralizing
the division of motor vehicles customer service program,
improving, expanding and capturing federal funds for our state highway system in recent years; and
Whereas, There are proposals to extensively expand and
reorganize the division of motor vehicles, reorganize the
division of highways along functional lines and combine or
restructure highway safety and weight enforcement programs; and
Whereas, The Legislature respects the legal authority of the
commissioners of division of motor vehicles and department of
highways to establish the organizational structure of these
divisions under section 7, article 2, chapter 17A and section 4,
article 2A, chapter 17 of the West Virginia Code, respectively;
and
Whereas, The Legislature believes that any organizational
restructuring of the department of transportation and its
divisions is of vital importance to the efficient operations of
state government; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature andof West Virgniainia:
RESOLVED, That the secretary of the department of transportation, the
department of transportation division commissioners and the
administrators(s) of any other affected state agency are hereby directed to meet with, and obtain approval from, a legislative
review committee consisting of the President of the Senate,
Speaker of the House, Senate and House Finance Committee Chairman
and Senate and House Roads and Transportation Committee Chairman
prior to implementing any organizational restructuring of the
department of transportation, division of motor vehicles or
department of highways; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVEDFurther Resolved, That the secretary of the department of
transportation is directed to notify the president of the Senate
and the speaker of the House of Delegates when any reorganization
or restructuring plan is ready for such review and approval.