Sec. 723.011. GOVERNOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROGRAM. (a) The governor shall:
(1) prepare and administer a statewide traffic safety program designed to reduce traffic accidents and the death, injury, and property damage that result from traffic accidents;
(2) adopt rules for the administration of this chapter, including rules, procedures, and policy statements governing grants-in-aid and contractual relations;
(3) receive on the state's behalf for the implementation of this chapter money made available by the United States under federal law; and
(4) allocate money appropriated by the legislature in the General Appropriations Act to implement this chapter.
(b) In preparing and administering the traffic safety program, the governor may:
(1) cooperate with the United States or a legal or political subdivision of the state in research designed to aid in traffic safety;
(2) accept federal money available for research relating to traffic safety; and
(3) employ personnel necessary to administer this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle J - Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 723 - Texas Traffic Safety Act
Subchapter B. Preparation and Administration of Traffic Safety Program
Section 723.011. Governor's Responsibility for Program
Section 723.012. Traffic Safety Program
Section 723.013. Driver Education and Training Program
Section 723.014. Cooperation of State Agencies, Officers, and Employees
Section 723.015. Participation in Program by Legal or Political Subdivision