A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to CODIFY THE PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER no. 2 THAT REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP AND UTILIZE A STRATEGIC PRIORITIZATION PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 136‑18 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(42)	The Department shall develop and utilize a process for selection of transportation projects that is based on professional standards in order to most efficiently use limited resources to benefit all citizens of the State. The strategic prioritization process should be a systematic, data-driven process that includes a combination of quantitative data, qualitative input, and multimodal characteristics, and should include local input. The Department shall develop a process for standardizing or approving local methodology used in Metropolitan Planning Organization and Rural Transportation Planning Organization prioritization."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.