Amend Amendment Number 31A, bearing document number 3579R067 EB LKG, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/ SECTION ___. (A) There is created the State/County Roads Transfer Study Committee to perform an independent study of roads in the state system for the purpose of identifying roads that may be more appropriately overseen and managed by the county in which the road is located.
(B) The committee shall consist of:
(1) one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(2) one member appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee;
(3) one member appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee;
(4) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(5) one member appointed by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee;
(6) one member appointed by the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee;
(7) three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom must be a resident of a county with a population of less than one hundred thousand, and one of whom must be a resident of a county with a population of one hundred thousand or more; and
(8) the Secretary of Transportation, ex officio, who shall not be a voting member.
(C) Members of the committee must possesses professional experience in transportation, traffic engineering, transportation planning, or public transportation.
(D) In performing its study, the committee shall consider, at least, the:
(1) short and long-term priorities;
(2) cost;
(3) timeline;
(4) funding sources;
(5) condition of each road with known maintenance needs and funding amounts;
(6) traffic volume;
(7) location of the road in relation to Department of Transportation sites and maintenance buildings;
(8) location in relation to roadways already maintained by the county;
(9) type of service and function provided by the road; and
(10) type of road surface.
(E) The committee shall prepare a report outlining its recommendations to the General Assembly by March 1, 2017. The committee's report is only a recommendation, and the actual transfer of any roads must be by an act of the General Assembly. Upon the delivery of the report, the committee is dissolved.
(F) The provisions of this section are contingent upon funding being provided to conduct the study. If funds are not made available, then the State/County Roads Transfer Study Committee must not form. /
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Amend title to conform.