Alabama § 29-2-6 - Duties of Transportation Department.

§ 29-2-6. Duties of Transportation Department.

(a) The transportation department shall cooperate with the Joint Transportation Committee and shall prepare or cause to be prepared and furnished to the Joint Transportation Committee, by the third quarterly meeting of each year, the current STIP for proposed highway construction and any other reports, disclosures, information, or data requested by Joint Transportation Committee. The transportation department’s proposed annual budget for the next fiscal year shall be prepared and furnished to the Joint Transportation Committee by the last quarterly meeting of each year. The transportation department shall make available the books and records of the transportation department necessary for the Joint Transportation Committee to perform its functions and shall report to it quarterly on the performance of the transportation department for the preceding fiscal quarter of the state and its proposed projects and plans for the current fiscal year thereof. The transportation department shall maintain the STIP in accordance with requirements set forth by the Federal Highway Administration. Additionally, the transportation department shall include narrative language for each project in the STIP describing in detail the scope of the project and the reasons for its placement in the STIP. Whenever the plan is amended for any reason, the transportation department shall, within seven calendar days of such amendment: (1) Update the ALDOT website to disclose any changes made to the plan; and (2) notify, in writing, the Chair of the Joint Transportation Committee of the changes made together with appropriate explanation of the change(s). Upon written request from the Chair of the Joint Transportation Committee, the transportation department shall provide copies of the notice to all members of the Joint Transportation Committee.

(b) The transportation department shall cooperate with the Joint Transportation Committee to undertake a study on the use of Federal Highway Administration guidelines to include life cycle cost analysis and price adjustment clause.