§ 42. Reports preserved; consolidated transportation report
(a) Notwithstanding 2 V.S.A. § 20(d), the reports or reporting requirements of this section and sections 7(k), 10b(d), 10g, 11f(i), 12a, and 12b(d) of this title shall be preserved absent specific action by the General Assembly repealing the reports or reporting requirements.
(b) Annually, on or before January 15, the Agency shall submit a consolidated transportation system and activities report to the House and Senate Committees on Transportation. The report shall consist of:
(1) Financial and performance data of all public transit systems, as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 5088(6), that receive operating subsidies in any form from the State or federal government, including subsidies related to the Elders and Persons with Disabilities Transportation Program for service and capital equipment. This component of the report shall:
(A) be developed in cooperation with the Public Transit Advisory Council;
(B) be modeled on the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database Program with such modifications as appropriate for the various services and guidance found in the most current State policy plan;
(C) show as a separate category financial and performance data on the Elders and Persons with Disabilities Transportation Program.
(2) Data on pavement conditions of the State highway system.
(3) A description of the conditions of bridges, culverts, and other structures on the State highway system and on town highways.
(4) Department of Motor Vehicle data, including the number of vehicle registrations and licenses issued, revenues by category, transactions by category, commercial motor vehicle statistics, and any other information the Commissioner deems relevant.
(5) A summary of updates to the Agency's strategic plans and performance measurements used in its strategic plans.
(6) A summary of the statuses of aviation, rail, and public transit programs.
(7) Data and statistics regarding highway safety, including trends in vehicle crashes and fatalities, traffic counts, and trends in vehicle miles traveled.
(8) An overview of operations and maintenance activities, including winter maintenance statistics.
(9) A list of projects for which the construction phase was completed during the most recent construction season.
(10) Such other information that the Secretary determines the Committees on Transportation need to perform their oversight role. (Added 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 33; amended 2013, No. 12, § 12a; 2013, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2017, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 4c, eff. May 21, 2018.)