176.020 Appointment of state highway engineer -- Divisions within the department.
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With prior approval of the Governor and the secretary in writing, the commissioner
of highways shall appoint as state highway engineer, a civil engineer who has had at
least six (6) years executive engineering experience in the design, supervision, and
construction of highways. He shall be the technical advisor to the commissioner of
highways, and under the direction of the commissioner, he shall supervise all
construction and maintenance work of the department and perform such other duties
as are assigned to him by the commissioner.
With prior approval of the secretary and pursuant to KRS Chapter 12, the
department shall be divided into such divisions as the commissioner of highways
may deem necessary to perform the duties and functions of the department. Each
division shall perform the duties assigned to it by the commissioner of highways
and shall be headed by a director who shall act under the direction and supervision
of the commissioner of highways.
History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 17. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts
ch. 242, sec. 1. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 19. -- Amended 1944 Ky.
Acts ch. 18, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1,
1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4356t-2, 4618-99.
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