| Last Action | 03/18/20: returned to Transportation (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to transportation and making an appropriation therefor. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 184 |
| Sponsors | J. Higdon, E. Harris, R. Stivers II |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 174 to establish the Kentucky Transportations Board; set forth membership, appointment, qualifications, and duties; outline board duties in relation to nomination and employment of the Transportation Cabinet secretary; require the board to establish a statewide prioritization process for the use of funds apportioned pursuant to 23 U.S.C. sec. 104, with some exceptions; identify 5 factors that form the basis for the objective scoring: congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility. safety, and asset management; allow the board to weight factors differently in each highway district; require the board to develop the biennial highway construction plan and six-year road plan; require advanced publication of recommended projects for the biennial highway construction plan and six-year road plan scored under the objective system, along with data regarding the scoring process; require advanced publication of bridge and pavement maintenance projects recommended for inclusion in the biennial highway construction plan and six-year road plan; amend KRS 176.430 to require the board to develop the biennial highway construction plan and six-year road plan; require the Department of Highways to notify the General Assembly, through the LRC, of any projects in the biennial highway construction plan which the department will not undertake in the year prescribed in the plan; amend KRS 48.110 to require the board to approve the biennial highway construction plan and six-year road plan before the Governor can submit the plan to the General Assembly; amend KRS 176.050 to require the Department of Highways to issue an annual list of bridge and pavement improvement needs, prioritized by safety and state of disrepair, from which the board will select projects for inclusion in the biennial highway construction plan and six-year road plan; amend KRS 45.247 to require that at the end of each fiscal year, any moneys in the highway construction contingency account in excess of 10% of the amount appropriated to that fund for that fiscal year will lapse to the state construction account; amend KRS 174.020 to attach the Kentucky Transportation Board to the Transportation Cabinet Office of the Secretary for administrative purposes; set forth staggered terms for initial appointments to the board. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Quantitative highway project evaluation system, establishment Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Recommended Biennial Highway Construction Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Recommended Six-Year Road Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval State Agencies - Transportation Secretary, dismissal, Kentucky Transportation Board role State Agencies - Transportation Secretary, nomination procedures, Kentucky Transportation Board role Transportation - Kentucky Transportation Board, establishment, membership, powers, and duties Transportation - Recommended Biennial Highway Construction Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Transportation - Recommended Six-Year Road Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Budget and Financial Administration - Recommended Six-Year Road Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Transportation Board, establishment, membership, powers, and duties Boards and Commissions - Recommended Biennial Highway Construction Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 2 Senate Floor Amendment 3 Senate Floor Amendment 4 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions with the following exception; require that at all times three board members must come from the recommended appointments of each of the three appointing entities; clarify procedures to fill vacancies to conform; place language for staggered initial board terms into codified law; mandate that no more than two members of the board reside in the same congressional district; clarify that members of the board are subject to the Executive Branch Code of ethics; amend KRS 11A.010 to conform; clarify that the board chair and vice chair serve two year terms; set forth minimum statutory qualifications for the Transportation Cabinet Secretary; clarify the nominating procedures the that position; eliminate amendments to KRS 45.247, regarding the highway construction contingency account; amend KRS 174.020 and 176.020 to clarify that all unclassified employees of the Transportation Cabinet, except for the secretary, shall be appointed by the secretary instead of the Governor; amend KRS 63.080 to clarify that the board alone has the power to terminate the employment of the Transportation Cabinet Secretary; add noncodified language to require the appointment process for board members to begin within 10 days of the effective date of the Act; require the board, at its first meeting, to begin the process of the selection of capitates for the position of Transportation Cabinet Secretary; mandate the Transportation Cabinet Secretary in office on the effective date of the Act remain in office until a new secretary is confirmed by the Senate. |
| Index Headings |
State Agencies - Transportation Secretary, nomination procedures, Kentucky Transportation Board role Transportation - Kentucky Transportation Board, establishment, membership, powers, and duties Transportation - Recommended Biennial Highway Construction Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Transportation - Recommended Six-Year Road Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Budget and Financial Administration - Recommended Six-Year Road Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Transportation Board, establishment, membership, powers, and duties Boards and Commissions - Recommended Biennial Highway Construction Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Quantitative highway project evaluation system, establishment Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Recommended Biennial Highway Construction Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Recommended Six-Year Road Plan, Kentucky Transportation Board approval State Agencies - Transportation Secretary, dismissal, Kentucky Transportation Board role |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | G. Neal |
| Summary | Eliminate board authority to terminate the employment of the Transportation Cabinet Secretary. |
| Index Headings |
State Agencies - Kentucky Transportation Board, power to terminate Transportation Secretary employment, elimination Transportation - Kentucky Transportation Board, power to terminate Transportation Secretary employment, elimination Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Transportation Board, power to terminate Transportation Secretary employment, elimination |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | G. Neal |
| Summary | Require board membership to reflect gender and racial diversity. |
| Index Headings |
State Agencies - Kentucky Transportation Board, membership, gender and ethnic diversity requirement Transportation - Kentucky Transportation Board, membership, gender and ethnic diversity requirement Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Transportation Board, membership, gender and ethnic diversity requirement |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 3 |
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| Sponsor | G. Neal |
| Summary | Eliminate board authority to terminate the employment of the Transportation Cabinet secretary. |
| Index Headings |
State Agencies - Kentucky Transportation Board, power to terminate Transportation Secretary employment, elimination Transportation - Kentucky Transportation Board, power to terminate Transportation Secretary employment, elimination Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Transportation Board, power to terminate Transportation Secretary employment, elimination |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 4 |
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| Sponsor | J. Higdon |
| Summary | Make technical corrections to conform. |
| Index Headings | Technical Corrections - SB4/SCS 1 |
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