§ 143B-360. Powers and duties of Department and Secretary. - North Carolina Statutes

Part8. Highway Safety Program.

§ 143B‑360.  Powers and duties of Department andSecretary.

The Department of Transportation is hereby empowered to contract onbehalf of the State with the government of the United States to the extentallowed by the laws of North Carolina for the purpose of securing the benefitsavailable to this State under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966. To thatend, the Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate, with the Governor'sapproval, the activities of any and all departments and agencies of the Stateand its subdivisions relating thereto.

All of the duties and responsibilities of the Governor's Highway SafetyProgram, established pursuant to this section, are transferred to the Office ofthe Secretary of Transportation. (1975, c. 716, s.1; 2001‑424, s. 27.11(a).)