Amend Amendment Number 31A, bearing document number 3579R067 EB LKG, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/ SECTION ___. In the 2016-2017 annual general appropriations act, the General Assembly shall appropriate to the Legislative Audit Council a sufficient amount of money for the purpose of conducting a national search for a renowned firm that specializes in governmental structural efficiencies. The firm must be tasked with studying the functional structure of the Department of Transportation, and making recommendations on improvements that would cause the department to operate more effectively and more cost efficiently. In its study, the firm shall consider the role and structure of the Commission of the Department of Transportation based on its duties as required by law and whether the commissioner qualifications of Section 57-1-310 are sufficient for that purpose. The study also shall address the structure of the commission, and make recommendations on commission structures that may better serve the State in performance of its duties as required by law. The Department of Transportation and any entity contracting with the department shall cooperate fully with the firm in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities and must timely produce all requested information including, but not limited to, books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records necessary to conduct an independent audit. The firm shall complete its study and report its recommendations to the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2016. /
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