California Government Code CHAPTER 1 - General Duties and Powers

• Section 13975.
  There is in the state government the Transportation Agency. The agency consists of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the California Transportation Commission, the...
• Section 13975.2.
  (a) This section applies to every action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Director of the Department of...
• Section 13976.
  The agency is under the supervision of an executive officer known as the Secretary of Transportation. He or she shall be appointed by the Governor,...
• Section 13977.
  Before entering upon the duties of his office the secretary shall execute an official bond to the state in the penal sum of fifty thousand...
• Section 13978.
  The secretary has the power of general supervision over, and is directly responsible to the Governor for, the operations of each department, office, and unit...
• Section 13978.2.
  The Secretary of Transportation shall advise the Governor on, and assist the Governor in establishing, major policy and program matters affecting each department, office, or...
• Section 13978.4.
  The Secretary of Transportation shall exercise the authority vested in the Governor in respect to the functions of each department, office, or other unit within...
• Section 13978.8.
  (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for...
• Section 13979.
  The secretary shall develop and report to the Governor on legislative, budgetary, and administrative programs to accomplish comprehensive, long-range, coordinated planning and policy formulation in...
• Section 13979.1.
  With respect to coordinated planning and policy formulation in transportation and housing policies, the secretary shall be responsible for resolving significant policy conflicts among state,...
• Section 13979.2.
  (a) The secretary, on behalf of the agency, and any department, office, or other unit within the agency with the authority to implement transportation projects, may...
• Section 13980.
  For the purpose of administration, the secretary shall review the organization of the agency and report to the Governor on such changes as he deems...
• Section 13981.
  The secretary and any other officer or employee within the agency designated in writing by the secretary shall have the power of a head of...
• Section 13982.
  Whenever a power is granted to the secretary, the power may be exercised by such officer or employee within the agency as designated in writing...
• Section 13983.
  The secretary shall conduct a program relating to the medical aspects of traffic injury and accident control.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
• Section 13984.
  In order to ensure that Section 10240.3 of the Business and Professions Code and Sections 327, 22171, and 50333 of the Financial Code are applied...

Last modified: October 22, 2018