House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition.
Adds a section, amending GS 136-18 by adding a new subdivision (42) to codify the provisions in Executive Order No. 2 that require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and utilize a strategic prioritization process for the selection of transportation projects. Also requires a process for standardizing or approving local methods used in metropolitan planning organization and rural transportation planning organization prioritization.
Adds a section, enacting new subsection (o) to GS 143B-350 to require each Board of Transportation member to sign a sworn statement that he or she will follow the disclosure, ethics, and education requirements of GS 143B-350 and in the State Government Ethics Act, as detailed.
Makes conforming changes to the bill title.