There is hereby established within the Department of Public Works the Office of Highway Safety to be staffed by officers and employees of the Department assigned by the Director of Public Works. The Office of Highway Safety shall assist the Director of Public Works in all functions relating to all highway safety standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Governor’s Highway Safety Representative shall have the authority and responsibility to:

(a) Prepare, develop and revise comprehensive plans based on an evaluation of highway safety problems within the Territory;

(b) Define, develop and correlate annual work programs under such comprehensive plans;

(c) Establish priorities for highway safety improvement in the
Territory;

(d) Provide information to prospective aid recipients on the benefits of the program and procedures for participation;

(e) Encourage other units of government within the Territory to improve their highway safety planning and administration efforts;

(f) Evaluate the implementation of territorial highway safety plans and programs;

(g) Monitor progress and audit expenditures of Federal
Highway Safety Funds;

(h) Coordinate the Territory’s highway safety program plan with other federally and non-federally supported programs relating to or having impact on highway safety;

(i) Collect statistics and other data relevant to highway safety in the Territory as required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and/or the Federal Highway Administration;

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(j) Make final decisions for the Territory and enter into contracts and agreements in accordance with the laws of Guam on behalf of the Territory for federally funded highway safety projects; and

(k) Represent the Territory in all other matters coming under the purview of the Highway Safety Act.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 13-29:4 as an uncodified section.