Part 1.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 1.
MANAGEMENT
Subchapter A. ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
43 TAC §1.2
The Texas Department of Transportation adopts amendments
to §1.2 concerning the organization and responsibilities of the department.
The amendments are adopted without changes to the text as proposed by publication
in the December 3, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 10844), and will not be republished.
EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS
Transportation Code, §201.102 requires the Texas Transportation Commission
to implement policies that separate the policy-making responsibilities of
the commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director
and staff. House Bill 3092, 76th Legislature, 1999, amended the Texas Motor
Vehicle Commission Code, Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4413(36). The amendments
remove the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation as
an ex officio member of the Motor Vehicle Board and clarify the department's
responsibility in providing equipment, facilities, property, and service to
the board.
The amendment to §1.2(c) updates the rule to reflect that the term
"special office" is no longer used by the department.
The amendment to §1.2(e)(1) removes the language indicating that the
executive director of the department is a member of the Motor Vehicle Board.
This is necessary to conform the rule to the statute as revised by House Bill
3092.
The amendments to §1.2(e)(3) remove language requiring the board to
advise the department on motor vehicle dealer licensing issues and to devise
policies separating the board's and the department's responsibilities. The
amendments also clarify that the department's responsibility is to provide
equipment, facilities, property, and services to the board. These changes
are necessary to conform the rule to the statute as revised by House Bill
3092.
COMMENTS
No comments were received on the proposed amendments.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The amendment is adopted under Transportation Code, §201.101, which
provides the Texas Transportation Commission with the authority to establish
rules for the conduct of the work of the Texas Department of Transportation.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on February 28, 2000
TRD-200001478
Richard Monroe
General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Effective date: March 19, 2000
Proposal publication date: December 3, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 463-8630
Subchapter B. SANCTION OF MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS
Chapter 29.
MAINTENANCE