Transportation agencies; Auditor of Public Accounts to administer an operational, etc. audit. (HB6046)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge) with support from 26 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Bill Fralin (R-Roanoke), Del. Jeff Frederick (R-Woodbridge), Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem), Del. Clarke Hogan (R-South Boston), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond), Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg), Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Chris Saxman (R-Staunton), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Description

Performance audit of transportation. Provides for the Auditor of Public Accounts to administer an operational and programmatic performance audit focusing on the agencies within the Transportation Secretariat, with primary emphasis on the Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The audit will be conducted by a private management consulting firm with an interim report to be completed by December 15, 2008, and a final report to be completed by August 1, 2009. The goal of the audit is to determine an objective and independent cost savings assessment of the Commonwealths organizational structure and efficiency of the Commonwealths transportation programs to provide information to the Governor and the General Assembly on ways to reduce duplication of effort and implement cost savings measures and programmatic efficiencies in the operation of state transportation programs. Any monetary savings realized from implementation of recommendations of the performance audit will be applied to the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund. The costs of conducting the audit will be paid from existing appropriations to agencies within the Transportation Secretariat. The bill also has an emergency clause. Read the Bill »

Status

03/28/2024: Awaiting a Vote in the Appropriations Committee