| (2) | In addition to the other functions, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities prescribed in this chapter, the executive director shall:
| (a) | have responsibility for the administrative supervision of the state transportation systems and the various operations of the department; |
| (b) | have the responsibility for the implementation of rules, priorities, and policies established by the department and the commission; |
| (c) | have the responsibility for the oversight and supervision of any transportation project for which state funds are expended; |
| (d) | have the authority to determine funding priorities during a natural disaster as described in Section 72-1-219; |
| (e) | have full power to bring suit in courts of competent jurisdiction in the name of the department as the executive director considers reasonable and necessary for the proper attainment of the goals of this chapter; |
| (f) | receive a salary, to be established by the governor within the salary range fixed by the Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation, together with actual traveling expenses while away from the executive director's office on official business; |
| (g) | purchase all equipment, services, and supplies necessary to achieve the department's functions, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities delegated under Section 72-1-201; |
| (h) | have the responsibility to determine whether a purchase from, contribution to, or other participation with a public entity or association of public entities in a pooled fund program to acquire, develop, or share information, data, reports, or other services related to the department's mission are procurement items under Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code; |
| (i) | have responsibility for administrative supervision of the Comptroller Division, the Internal Audit Division, and the Communications Division; and |
| (j) | appoint assistants, to serve at the discretion of the executive director, to administer the divisions of the department. |
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