§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.