There is established within the department the division of project development, under the supervision of an unclassified director of project development, who shall be a registered professional engineer and shall be responsible for the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws:
- I. Transportation engineering, including planning and design for state highway, rail, and other forms of transportation, as required to coordinate the state's transportation system.
- II. Materials research and testing.
- III. Acquisition of all real property rights necessary to carry out department responsibilities.
- IV. Field supervision of all transportation construction for which the department is responsible, except air navigation facilities.
Source. 1985, 402:1. 2005, 291:12, eff. July 25, 2005.