The commission shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Secretary of Transportation who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. A person appointed to this position shall possess practical and successful business and executive ability and be knowledgeable in the field of transportation. The Secretary of Transportation shall receive such compensation as may be established under the provisions of Section 8-11-160 and for which funds have been authorized in the general appropriations act.

HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1505; 2007 Act No. 114, Section 5, eff June 27, 2007; 2016 Act No. 275 (S.1258), Section 2, eff July 1, 2016.

Editor's Note

2007 Act No. 114, Section 6, provides as follows:

"Unless extended by subsequent act of the General Assembly, the Governor's authority to appoint the Secretary of the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 57-1-410 terminates and is devolved upon the Department of Transportation Commission effective July 1, 2015. All other provisions regarding the rights, powers, and duties of the secretary shall remain in full force and effect."

Effect of Amendment

The 2007 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted "Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Secretary of Transportation" for "commission shall employ a director", in the second sentence, substituted "possess" for "be a citizen of", and, in the third sentence, substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "director" and made nonsubstantive and conforming changes.

2016 Act No. 275, Section 2, twice substituted "commission" for "Governor".