A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make changes to various Department of transportation reporting requirements.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

REPEAL DMV HEARINGS REPORT
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑4.03(c) is repealed.

DRIVERS LICENSE TECHNOLOGY FUND
SECTION 2.(a)  G.S. 20‑37.01 is repealed.
SECTION 2.(b)  G.S. 20‑37.02(e) is repealed.

REPEAL PRIVATE AND FICTITIOUS LICENSES AND PLATE REPORT
SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑39.1(i) reads as rewritten:
"(i)	The Commissioner shall administer the issuance of private plates for publicly owned vehicles under the provisions of this section to ensure strict compliance with those provisions."

MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION REPORT/TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
SECTION 4.  G.S. 136‑12 reads as rewritten:
"§ 136‑12.  Transportation Improvement Program posted to Web site.
	
(a1)	Repealed by Session Laws 2011‑145, s. 28.35(a), effective July 1, 2011.
(b)	At least 30 days before it approves a Transportation Improvement Program in accordance with G.S. 143B‑350(f)(4) or approves interim changes to a Transportation Improvement Program, the Department shall post the proposed Transportation Improvement Program or proposed interim changes to a Transportation Improvement Program to its Web site.

	
	
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OUTSIDE COUNSEL REPORT
SECTION 5.  G.S. 136‑18.03(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Report. – The Department shall provide an annual report to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and the Joint Legislative Justice and Public Safety Oversight Committee on the performance metrics set forth in subsection (c) of this section."

BASELINE UNIT COST REPORT/JOB SATISFACTION AND CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND REPORTS/COST ESCALATION REPORT
SECTION 6.  G.S. 136‑18.05 reads as rewritten:
"§ 136‑18.05.  Establishment of "DOT Report" Program.
(a)	Intent. – It is the intent of the General Assembly that North Carolina's reputation as the "Good Roads State" is restored, which requires a partnership between the Governor, the Department of Transportation, the General Assembly, and all North Carolina citizens. Further, the General Assembly finds that improving the condition of North Carolina's roads requires increased oversight, accountability, innovation, and efficiency. It is the belief of the General Assembly that, through increased transparency and responsiveness to the public, the condition of the roads in this State will be the best in the nation within 10 years.
(b)	Establishment and Components. – To achieve the intent set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the Department shall establish and implement the "DOT Report" Program (Program). The Program shall include the following components:
(1)	Responsiveness. – The Department shall structure the Program to gather citizen input and shall commit to quickly addressing structural problems and other road hazards on State‑maintained roads. Citizens may report potholes, drainage issues, culvert blockages, guardrail repairs, damaged or missing signs, malfunctioning traffic lights, highway debris, or shoulder damage to the Department of Transportation by calling a toll‑free telephone number designated by the Department or submitting an online work request through a Web site link designated by the Department. Beginning January 1, 2016, upon receiving a citizen report in accordance with this subdivision, the Department shall either address the reported problem or identify a solution to the reported problem. Excluding potholes, which shall be repaired within two business days of the date the report is received, the Department of Transportation shall properly address (i) safety‑related citizen reports no later than 10 business days after the date the report is received and (ii) non‑safety‑related citizen reports no later than 15 business days after the date the report is received. The Department shall determine, in its discretion, whether a citizen report is safety‑related or non‑safety‑related. The Department shall transmit information received about potholes or other problems on roads not maintained by the State to the appropriate locality within two business days of receiving the citizen report. The Department shall post a monthly report to the Department's performance dashboard Web site on the number of citizen reports received under this subdivision for the month immediately preceding the monthly report, the number of citizen reports fully addressed within the time frames set forth in this subdivision for the month immediately preceding the monthly report, the number of citizen reports addressed outside of the time frames set forth in this subdivision for the month immediately preceding the monthly report, and the number of citizen reports not fully addressed for the month immediately preceding the report.
(1a)	Efficiency. – The Department shall adopt procedures in all stages of the construction process to streamline project delivery, including consolidating environmental review processes, expediting multiagency reviews, accelerating right‑of‑way acquisitions, and pursuing design build and other processes to collapse project stages. By December 1, 2015, the Department shall establish a baseline unit pricing structure for transportation goods used in highway maintenance and construction projects and set annual targets for three years based on its unit pricing. In forming the baseline unit prices and future targets, the Department shall collect data from each Highway Division on its expenditures on transportation goods during the 2015‑2016 fiscal year. Beginning January 1, 2016, no Highway Division shall exceed a ten percent (10%) variance over a baseline unit price set for that year in accordance with this subdivision. The Department of Transportation shall institute annual tracking to monitor pricing variances. The ten percent (10%) maximum variance set under this subdivision is intended to account for regional differences requiring varying product mixes. In order to drive savings, unit pricing may be reduced annually as efficiencies are achieved.
(2)	Performance. – Beginning December 1, 2015, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall conduct a biennial job satisfaction survey of all Department personnel that shall address relationships among all levels of leadership, work environment, issues impacting job performance, and leadership performance in creating the dynamic work environment necessary to meet new performance outcomes. In addition, the Department shall conduct a biennial survey of North Carolina citizens to measure the level of citizen satisfaction with the condition of the roads and highways of this State.

	

	

	
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REPEAL RESIDUE PROPERTY DISPOSAL REPORT
SECTION 7.  G.S. 136‑19.7(l) is repealed.

REPEAL SMALL PROJECT BIDDING REPORT
SECTION 8.  G.S. 136‑28.10(c) is repealed.

REPEAL PUBLIC SERVICE FEES REPORT
SECTION 9.  G.S. 136‑44.2B is repealed.

REPEAL MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS REPORT
SECTION 10.  G.S. 136‑44.3 is repealed.

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REPORT
SECTION 11.  G.S. 136‑44.3A(a)(4) reads as rewritten:
"(4)	Highway Maintenance Improvement Program Needs Assessment. – A report of the amount of funds needed for all maintenance and bridge replacement activities, the number of affected lane miles, and the percentage of the primary and secondary system roads that are rated to need a resurfacing or pavement preservation treatment within the Highway Maintenance Improvement Program's five‑year time period but are not programmed due to funding constraints."

ELIMINATE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONSOLIDATION AND COORDINATION REPORTING REQUIREMENT
SECTION 12.  G.S. 136‑44.20(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	The Department of Transportation is authorized to annually allocate funds to qualifying public transportation systems to be used to consolidate or coordinate with other public transportation systems to maximize resources, gain efficiencies, and increase access to public transportation. In order to be eligible for funding under this subsection, a public transportation system must submit a plan for consolidation or coordination with another public transportation system. The plan must include a time line for completion and an estimated cost for completion. The Department is not required to provide the full amount of the estimated cost identified in the plan. The Department shall disburse the funds no later than 30 days from the date it approves the plan. The amount allocated under this subsection to a public transportation system shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) annually."

MID‑CURRITUCK BRIDGE
SECTION 13.  G.S. 136‑89.183A is repealed.

BONNER BRIDGE
SECTION 14.  G.S. 136‑89.183B is repealed.

STATE PORTS AUTHORITY CONTRACTS REPORT
SECTION 15.  G.S. 136‑273(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if the North Carolina State Ports Authority finds that the delivery of a particular port facility must be expedited for good cause, the Authority shall be exempt from the following statutes, and rules implementing those statutes, to the extent necessary to expedite delivery: G.S. 133‑1.1(g), G.S. 143‑128(a) through (e), G.S. 143‑132, and G.S. 143‑135.26. Prior to exercising an exemption authorized under this subsection, the North Carolina State Ports Authority, through its Executive Director, shall give notice in writing of the Authority's intent to exercise the exemption to the Secretary of Administration. The notice shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: (i) the specific statutory requirement or requirements from which the Authority intends to exercise an exemption; (ii) the reason the exemption is necessary to expedite delivery of a port facility; and (iii) the way the Authority anticipates the exemption will expedite the delivery of a port facility. The Authority shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on any building contracts exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to which an exemption authorized by this subsection is applied within 60 days of signing the contract."

ELIMINATE REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON PROJECTS LET WITHOUT A PERFORMANCE BOND
SECTION 16.  Section 1.2 of S.L. 2010‑148 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.2.  The Department of Transportation ("DOT"), The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions ("UNC"), and the Department of Administration ("DOA") shall monitor all projects in those agencies and institutions that are let without a performance or payment bond to determine the number of defaults on those projects, the cost to complete each defaulted project, and each project's contract price."

REPEAL BID THRESHOLD INCREASE REPORT
SECTION 17.  Section 35.5(b) of S.L. 2016‑94 is repealed.

EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 18.  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.