Reference is to Printer's Date 4/14/15-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 13.A. and inserting:
/ SECTION 13. A. Section 12-28-2740(B), (C), and (O) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(B) The funds
expended must be approved by and used in furtherance of a
countywide transportation plan adopted by a county
transportation committee. The county transportation committee
must be appointed by the county legislative delegation and must
be made up of fair representation from
municipalities within the county and unincorporated areas
of the county. The municipal representation must include at
least a mayor, a municipal council member, or a municipal
employee. Any mayor or municipal council member shall serve ex
officio. County transportation committees may join in
approving a regional transportation plan, and the funds must be
used in furtherance of the regional transportation plan. This
subsection does not prohibit the county legislative delegation
from making project recommendations to the county transportation
committee. A county transportation committee may expend from the
funds allocated under this section an amount not to exceed two
thousand dollars for reasonable administrative expenses directly
related to the activities of the committee. Administrative
expenses may include costs associated with copying, mailings,
public notices, correspondence, and recordkeeping but do not
include the payment of per diem or salaries for members of the
committee.
(C) At
least 'C' funds only may be used within the public
right of way for paving, resurfacing, bridge construction or
replacement, street and traffic signs, traffic signals, street
lighting, and other road and bridge infrastructure projects.
'C' funds also may be used for labor, mowing, ditching, and
other general maintenance. A maximum of twenty-five percent
of a county's apportionment of 'C' funds, based on a biennial
averaging of expenditures, must may be
expended on the state highway system for construction,
improvements, and maintenance. The Department of Transportation
shall administer all funds expended on the state highway system
unless the department has given explicit authority to a county
or municipal government or other agent acting on behalf of the
county transportation committee to design, engineer, construct,
and inspect projects using their own personnel. The
county transportation committee, at its discretion, may expend
up to seventy-five percent of 'C' construction funds for
activities including other local paving or improving county
roads, for street and traffic signs, and for other road and
bridge projects.
(O) Notwithstanding
other provisions of this section, the legislative delegation of
a county may by delegation resolution abolish the county
transportation committee and devolve its powers and duties on
the governing body of the county. Upon the abolition, the
governing body of the county must appoint a 'C' funds advisory
committee that must include representation from municipalities
within the county and unincorporated areas of the county. The
municipal representation must include at least a mayor, a
municipal council member, or a municipal employee. The advisory
committee shall make recommendations to the governing body of
the county regarding the expenditure of the county's 'C'
funds. This devolution may be reversed and the county
transportation committee reestablished by a subsequent
delegation resolution. The exercise of county transportation
committee powers and duties by a county governing body is not
deemed to constitute dual office holding."
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.