Georgia § 32-5-27 - 1. Ten-Year Strategic Plan.

§ 32-5-27. 1. Ten-Year Strategic Plan.

In addition to the requirements contained in Code Section 32-5-27, the department shall annually prepare and submit to the General Assembly, for approval by the Senate Transportation Committee and the House Committee on Transportation, a ten-year strategic plan that outlines the use of department resources for the upcoming fiscal years. The Senate Transportation Committee and the House Committee on Transportation shall approve the plan and may make recommendations to the Senate Appropriations Committee and the House Committee on Appropriations for their consideration in developing the budget. Such plan shall identify at least the following categories and establish a target percentage of resources to be expended and the respective fund sources in each of the following areas: Construction of new highway projects; Maintenance of existing infrastructure; Bridge repairs and replacement; Safety enhancements; and Administrative expenses. Priority shall be given to expenditure of available resources for maintenance, expansion, and improvement of highway infrastructure in the areas of this state most impacted by traffic congestion and to areas of this state in need of highway infrastructure to aid in attracting economic development to the area. Such plan shall also bring forward all efficiencies found within the bureaucracy of the department and how those funds have been redirected to road construction. (Code 1981, § 32-5-27.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 2-1/HB 170.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 8-1/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Transportation Funding Act of 2015.'" Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 8-2/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intention of the General Assembly, subject to appropriations and other constitutional obligations of this state, that year to year revenue increases be prioritized to fund education, transportation, and health care in this state." Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 9-1(b)/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "Tax, penalty, and interest liabilities and refund eligibility for prior taxable years shall not be affected by the passage of this Act and shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated as it existed immediately prior to the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2015. Law reviews. - For article on the 2015 enactment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 261 (2015).