§266-2 Powers and duties of department. (a) The department of transportation shall:
(b) Notwithstanding any law or provision to the contrary, the department of transportation is authorized to plan, construct, operate, and maintain any commercial harbor facility in the State, including, but not limited to, the acquisition and use of lands necessary to stockpile dredged spoils, without the approval of county agencies.
All moneys appropriated for commercial harbor improvements, including new construction, reconstruction, repairs, salaries, and operating expenses, shall be expended under the supervision and control of the department, subject to this chapter and chapter 103D.
All contracts and agreements authorized by law to be entered into by the department shall be executed on its behalf by the director of transportation.
(c) The department shall prepare and submit annually to the governor a report of its official acts during the preceding fiscal year, together with its recommendations as to commercial harbor improvements throughout the State. [L 1911, c 163, §3; am L 1913, c 150, §1; am L 1915, c 169, §2; ratified, March 28, 1916, c 54, 39 Stat 39; am imp July 9, 1921, c 42, §315, 42 Stat 120; 48 U.S.C. §545; RL 1925, §834; RL 1935, §1732; RL 1945, §4983; RL 1955, §112-3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §26; am imp L 1961, c 42, §1; HRS §266-2; am L 1978, c 231, §3; am L 1980, c 161, §2; am L 1991, c 34, §1 and c 272, §9; am L Sp 1993, c 8, §54]