A. The Transit Division within the Department of Transportation, including oversight and management of Federal Transit Administration grants and resources and the State Management Plan, is transferred into the Office of Mobility and Public Transit. The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation shall assume all executive-level responsibilities for the Office of Mobility and Public Transit and shall function as and possess the powers of the director for the Office of Mobility and Public Transit. For the purposes of this section, the term "transferring agency" shall mean the Transit Division within the Department of Transportation, including oversight and management of Federal Transit Administration grants and resources and the State Management Plan. Any funds appropriated to, in the possession of or allocated to the transferring agency shall be deemed to be funds of the Office of Mobility and Public Transit.

B. Upon request of the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation, the personnel of the transferring agency shall deliver to the Office of Mobility and Public Transit all books, papers, records and property.

C. All functions, powers, duties and obligations previously assigned to the transferring agency are hereby transferred to the Office of Mobility and Public Transit.

D. All rules, regulations, acts, orders, contracts, determinations and decisions of the transferring agency pertaining to the functions and powers herein transferred and assigned to the Office of Mobility and Public Transit in force at the time of such transfer, assignment, assumption or devolution shall continue in force and effect as rules, regulations, acts, orders, contracts, determinations and decisions of the Office of Mobility and Public Transit until duly modified or abrogated by the appropriate body or until otherwise provided by law.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 143, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.