HB0034

Requires an independent third-party efficiency study of the Department of Transportation and appropriates $750,000 for its completion.

• Appropriates $750,000 from the highway fund to the governor's office to conduct an efficiency study of the Department of Transportation, with funds not to be distributed before April 1, 2025. (Sec. 1(a), W.S. 39-17-111(d)(iv))
• Requires the study to be conducted by an independent third party in consultation with the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee. (Sec. 1(a)(i), Sec. 1(a)(ii))
• Requires the study to evaluate the Department of Transportation's rules, policies, and procedures. (Sec. 1(a)(iii))
• Requires the study to review the Department's staffing, resources, and their distribution and number across Wyoming. (Sec. 1(a)(iv))
• Requires the study to review the Department's design and construction practices, technologies, and standard specifications for engineering. (Sec. 1(a)(v))
• Requires an anonymous survey of all Department of Transportation employees to identify areas for efficiency improvements. (Sec. 1(a)(vi))
• Requires the study to determine whether efficiencies or cost savings can be gained and provide recommendations to achieve identified efficiencies. (Sec. 1(a)(vii), Sec. 1(a)(viii))
• Requires a final report by July 1, 2026 containing potential efficiencies identified, recommendations to achieve them, and any recommendations for changes to statute, rule, policy or procedure, to be submitted to the governor, the Department of Transportation, and the interim committee. (Sec. 1(a)(ix))
• Makes the act effective immediately upon completion of all constitutional requirements for a bill to become law, contingent on the enactment of both 2025 House Bill 0029 and 2025 House Bill 0033. (Sec. 2(a), Sec. 2(b))

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