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Chairman Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor, introduced the following bill, which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and the Environment Chairman Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor To establish a Department of Transportation for the District of Columbia and provide for its composition, staff, powers, and duties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2001".Sec. 2. Establishment of the Department of Transportation (a) Pursuant to section 404(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 787; D.C. Official Code §1-204.04(b)), the Council hereby establishes the Department of Transportation ("DOT") as an Agency within the Executive Branch of the government of the District of Columbia to improve the District's economic competitiveness and quality of life by planning and coordinating the transportation system, and managing and maintaining the transportation infrastructure, to ensure the safe, efficient movement of people, goods and information along the public rights-of-way. (b) The Director of the DOT shall have authority over the department and all its functions and personnel, including the power to re-delegate to other employees and officials of the department such powers and authority as, in the judgment of the Director, is warranted in the interests of efficiency and sound administration. Sec. 3. Organization (a) There is hereby established in the DOT: (1) The Office of the Director, with subordinate staff offices responsible for overall management responsibility of the office:Sec. 4. Duties (a) The primary duties of the offices of the DOT are to plan, program, operate, manage, control, and maintain systems, processes, and programs to meet transportation needs within the District of Columbia as follows:
Sec. 5. Transfers (a) All positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Public Works for transportation and other functions, as set forth in section III(A), III(B), III(C), III(D) (not including supply and fuel distribution), III(E), III(F) (not including the ensurance of the proper and sanitary collection and disposal of refuse in an environmentally sound manner), III(H) (not including parking enforcement and vehicle and driver licensing, registration, and control), III(I) (including only streets and bridges), III(J) (not including the control of building systems and the provision of repair and improvement services), and III(L) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984 are hereby transferred to the DOT. (b) All of the functions assigned and authorities delegated to the Department of Public Works, with respect to transportation and other functions, as set forth in section III(A), III(B), III(C), III(D) (not including supply and fuel distribution), III(E), III(F) (not including the ensurance of the proper and sanitary collection and disposal of refuse in an environmentally to sound manner), III(H) (not including parking enforcement and vehicle and driver licensing, registration, and control), III(I) (including only streets and bridges), III(J) (not including the control of building systems and the provision of repair and improvement services), and III(L) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984 are hereby transferred to the DOT. (c) All of the functions of the Department of Public Works as set forth in section IV(A) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984 are hereby transferred to the DOT. (d) All of the duties and functions assigned or delegated to the Department of Public Works as set forth in Mayor's Order No. 96-8, Delegation of Authority Pursuant to D.C. Law 11-176, the "Rental of Public Structures in Public Space Temporary Act of 1995", dated January 31, 1996 are hereby transferred to the DOT. (e) All the functions assigned and authorities delegated to the Department of Administrative Services in Section III(C) of the Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984, that transferred to the Office of Property Management pursuant to Section 1805(b) of D.C. Law 12-175, effective March 26, 1999, with respect to transportation functions are hereby transferred to the DOT. Sec. 6 Delegation and Redelegation of Authority Except as provided in Section 5 (a) and (b) of this Plan, the Director of the DOT is the successor to all transportation related authority delegated to the Director of the Department of Public Works and is authorized to act, either personally or through a designated representative, as a member of any committees, commissions, boards, or other bodies which presently include as a member the Director of the Department of Public Works. Sec. 7. Reorganization The Director of the DOT is authorized to organize the personnel and property transferred herein within any organizational unit of the DOT as the Director deems appropriate.Sec. 8. Rescission All orders and parts of orders in conflict with any of the provisions of this plan are, to the extent such conflict, hereby repealed, except that any municipal regulations adopted or promulgated by virtue of the authority granted by such orders, shall remain in force until properly revised, amended or rescinded. Sec. 9. Subordinate agency status. Section 301(q) of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Government Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Code § 1-603.1(17), is amended by adding a new paragraph (47) to read as follows:
Sec. 10. Fiscal impact statement. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-233(c)(3)). Sec. 11. Applicability. This act shall take effect upon its approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code §1-233(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 2001 SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE BILL Section 1 : States the purpose and short title of the act. Section 2 : Establishes the Department of Transportation ("DOT"). Section 3 : Establishes and states the responsibilities of the offices and divisions within the DOT. Section 4 : States the primary functions of the major organizational components of the DOT. Section 5 : Transfers to the DOT, all resources made available, functions assigned, and authorities delegated to the Department of Public Works with respect to transportation functions, and transfers to the DOT all authority to manage and control the acquisition and disposal of real property with respect to transportation functions delegated to the Office of Property Management. Section 6 : Delegates certain authority from Director of the Department of Public Works to the Director of the DOT. Section 7 : Authorizes the Director to organize personnel and property transferred upon the establishment of the DOT. Section 8 : Rescinds all orders and part of orders in conflict with any of the provisions of this plan. Section 9 : Establishes the subordinate agency status of the DOT. Section 10: Contains the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-233(c)(3)). Section 11: Establishes the effective date of the act. |
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