Guam § 54104 - Office of Highway Safety.

§ 54104. Office of Highway Safety.

There is hereby established within the Department of Public Works

the Office of Highway Safety to be staffed by officers and employees of

the Department assigned by the Director of Public Works. The Office of

Highway Safety shall assist the Director of Public Works in all functions

relating to all highway safety standards established by the National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway

Administration agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The

Governor’s Highway Safety Representative shall have the authority and

responsibility to:

(a) Prepare, develop and revise comprehensive plans based on

an evaluation of highway safety problems within the Territory;

(b) Define, develop and correlate annual work programs under

such comprehensive plans;

(c) Establish priorities for highway safety improvement in the

Territory;

(d) Provide information to prospective aid recipients on the

benefits of the program and procedures for participation;

(e) Encourage other units of government within the Territory to

improve their highway safety planning and administration efforts;

(f) Evaluate the implementation of territorial highway safety

plans and programs;

(g) Monitor progress and audit expenditures of Federal

Highway Safety Funds;

(h) Coordinate the Territory’s highway safety program plan

with other federally and non-federally supported programs relating

to or having impact on highway safety;

(i) Collect statistics and other data relevant to highway safety

in the Territory as required by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration and/or the Federal Highway Administration;

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(j) Make final decisions for the Territory and enter into

contracts and agreements in accordance with the laws of Guam on

behalf of the Territory for federally funded highway safety projects;

and

(k) Represent the Territory in all other matters coming under

the purview of the Highway Safety Act.