§264-23  Duties of director.  The director of transportation shall:

     (1)  Select, designate, acquire, or lay out, in compliance with the requirements of the Federal Highway Act, a system or systems of highways in the State, upon which federal-aid funds may or are to be expended, together with state or county funds, or both;

     (2)  Alter, modify, revise, or acquire new or additional real property interests in support of the system or systems or any portion or portions thereof, to such extent as may be required by the administrator under the Federal Highway Act; provided the alteration, modification, revision, or acquisition of new or additional real property interests is not forbidden by the laws of the State and exempt from any county subdivision ordinances;

     (3)  Prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval to the administrator, in conformity with the Federal Highway Act, project statements setting forth proposed construction or reconstruction of any highway or portion thereof upon which federal-aid funds are proposed or desired to be expended in connection with local funds; and upon approval of any of the project statements, in conformity with the Federal Highway Act, prepare or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval to the administrator, the surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for the project embraced by the statement, or any portion thereof, that the administrator may require;

     (4)  Subject to the approval of the administrator, and in conformity with the Federal Highway Act, on behalf of the State, undertake, and enter into contracts for, the construction of the federal-aid projects, and the expenditure of federal-aid funds, together with local funds, upon the projects, and supervise the construction of the projects; and

     (5)  Undertake and perform any and all acts that are necessary or proper for the purpose of complying with the Federal Highway Act and securing the benefits of federal-aid for highways which the State is eligible to receive under the Federal Highway Act.

     The director may designate in writing a qualified subordinate who may sign vouchers, make routine reports, and perform any other routine duties that the director may deem necessary to delegate.  All acts of the subordinate shall be performed under the direction of the director, who shall be responsible therefor. [L 1929, c 53, pt of §1; RL 1935, §1712; RL 1945, §4963; am L 1947, c 180, §2; RL 1955, §111-3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §26; HRS §264-23; am L 2008, c 12, §2]

Cross References

  Functions, generally, see §26-19.