Responsibilities and duties of deputy secretaries

Section effective July 1, 2027. See, also, section 57-3-20 effective until July 1, 2027. The responsibilities and duties of the following deputy secretaries must include, but not be limited to: (1) Deputy Secretary for Finance and Administration: (a) financial planning and management; (b) accounting systems necessary to comply with all federal and/or state laws and/or regulations as well as all policies established by the Comptroller General; (c) administrative functions, including developing policy and procedures; and (d) financial management of funding from federal, state, and local transit, rail, and other intermodal transportation. (2) Deputy Secretary for Engineering: (a) operation and management of the department's highway districts; (b) direct highway engineering activities, including preconstruction, construction, construction oversight, and maintenance of state highways; and (c) establish project and program priority lists. (3) Deputy Secretary for Intermodal and Freight Programs: (a) develop a statewide public transit system; (b) coordinate the preservation and revitalization of existing rail corridors; (c) develop and coordinate a statewide passenger and freight rail system, including the development of a comprehensive state rail plan for passenger and freight railroads and rail infrastructure services; (d) coordinate and implement a comprehensive intermodal transportation program for the movement of passengers and freight through integrated highway, railroad, port, airport, and other transit systems; and (e) manage the Office of Railroads and the Office of Public Transit. (4) Deputy Secretary for Planning: (a) develop statewide strategic transportation plans; and (b) coordinate statewide plans with federal and state-funded regional and local transportation planning organizations.