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House OKs bill to reorganize UDOT, narrows engineer requirement and expands department authority
Summary
The House passed substitute H.B. 261, a wide‑ranging reorganization of the Utah Department of Transportation that removes a statutory requirement that regional directors be licensed engineers and formally recognizes an existing motor‑carrier advisory board; the bill passed 56‑19 and now goes to the Senate.
Representative Steven M. Bodley, sponsor of substitute H.B. 261, told the House the bill is the product of a two‑year effort to reorganize the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to improve efficiency and reduce administrative duplication. "This bill is a result of an effort that's gone on about two years in trying to reorganize that department," Bodley said, outlining changes to district boundaries, headquarters duties and the placement of the Aeronautics Division.
The substitute…
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