§ 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