(1) The commission has the following duties:

1. (a) determining priorities and funding levels of projects in the state transportation systems for each fiscal year based on project lists compiled by the department;
2. (b) determining additions and deletions to state highways under Chapter 4, Designation of State Highways Act;
3. (c) holding public hearings and otherwise providing for public input in transportation matters;
4. (d) making policies and rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to perform the commission's duties described under this section;
5. (e) in accordance with Section 63G-4-301, reviewing orders issued by the executive director in adjudicative proceedings held in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act;
6. (f) advising the department in state transportation systems policy;
7. (g) approving settlement agreements of condemnation cases subject to Section 63G-10-401;
8. (h) in accordance with Section 17B-2a-807, appointing a commissioner to serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member or a voting member on the board of trustees of a public transit district;
9. (i) in accordance with Section 17B-2a-808, reviewing, at least annually, the short-term and long-range public transit plans; and
10. (j) reviewing administrative rules made, amended, or repealed by the department.

(2)

1. (a) For projects prioritized with funding provided under Sections 72-2-124 and 72-2-125, the commission shall annually report to a committee designated by the Legislative Management Committee:

   1. (i) a prioritized list of the new transportation capacity projects in the state transportation system and the funding levels available for those projects; and
   2. (ii) the unfunded highway construction and maintenance needs within the state.

2. (b) The committee designated by the Legislative Management Committee under Subsection (2)(a) shall:

   1. (i) review the list reported by the Transportation Commission; and

   2. (ii) make a recommendation to the Legislature on:

      1. (A) the amount of additional funding to allocate to transportation; and
      2. (B) the source of revenue for the additional funding allocation under Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A).