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174.020 Major organizational units.

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174.020 Major organizational units. (1) The Transportation Cabinet shall consist of the following major organizational units: <br>(a) The Office of the Secretary, which shall include, but not be limited to: 1. The secretary to be appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.255; and 2. The deputy secretary appointed under KRS 12.040; (b) The Department of Highways, headed by a commissioner, appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040; (c) The Department of Vehicle Regulation, headed by a commissioner, appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040. The Motor Vehicle Commission <br>established in KRS 190.058 shall be attached to the Department of Vehicle <br>Regulation for administrative purposes; (d) The Department of Rural and Municipal Aid, headed by a commissioner appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040; (e) The Department of Aviation, headed by a commissioner appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040. The Kentucky Airport Zoning Commission <br>established by KRS 183.861 shall be attached to the Department of Aviation <br>for administrative purposes; (f) The Office of Support Services, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; (g) The Office of Transportation Delivery, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; (h) The Office of Audits, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; (i) The Office of Human Resource Management, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; (j) The Office of Information Technology, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; (k) The Office of Legal Services, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; (l) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Office of the Secretary: 1. The Office of Public Affairs, headed by an executive director appointed <br>under KRS 12.040; 2. The Office of Budget and Fiscal Management, headed by an executive <br>director appointed under KRS 12.040; 3. The Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development, headed by <br>an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; and 4. The Office of Inspector General, headed by an executive director <br>appointed under KRS 12.040; (m) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Department of Highways: 1. The Office of Project Development, headed by an executive director <br>appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered professional <br>engineer under KRS Chapter 322, and who shall be known as the deputy <br>state highway engineer for project development; 2. The Office of Project Delivery and Preservation, headed by an executive <br>director appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered <br>professional engineer under KRS Chapter 322, and who shall be known <br>as the deputy state highway engineer for project delivery and <br>preservation; 3. The Office of Highway Safety, headed by an executive director <br>appointed under KRS 12.040; and 4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve, each district office to be <br>headed by an executive director, also known as the chief district <br>engineer, appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered <br>professional engineer under KRS Chapter 322; and (n) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid: <br>1. Office of Local Programs, headed by an executive director appointed <br>under KRS 12.040; and 2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads, headed by an executive director <br>appointed under KRS 12.040. (2) The position of director in the Division of Environmental Analysis is a policy-making position under KRS 18A.175. Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009; and ch. 12, sec. 45, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 2, effective <br>June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 2, effective June 24, 2003. -- <br>Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 2, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 2000 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 417, sec. 2, effective <br>December 1, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 333, sec. 2, effective July 15, <br>1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 215, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended <br>1986 Ky. Acts ch. 216, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 339, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984; and ch. 406, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984. -- <br>Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1976 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 34. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 3. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2009). During the processing of Senate Bill 182, which became 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, the following sentence was <br>inadvertently inserted twice in subsection (1) of this statute: &quot;The Motor Vehicle <br>Commission established in KRS 190.058 shall be attached to the Department of <br>Vehicle Regulation for administrative purposes.&quot; This manifest clerical or <br>typographical error has been corrected during codification by the Reviser of Statutes <br>under the authority of KRS 7.136(1)(h). Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2009). This section was amended by 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 12 and 13, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified <br>together. Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters <br>of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a <br>constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad <br>Commission.