Iowa Code Title VIII. Transportation [Chs. 306-330B] § 307.12. Duties of the director

a. Manage the internal operations of the department and establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient administration of the department.

b. Employ personnel as necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the department, consistent with chapter 8A, subchapter IV.

c. Assist the commission in developing state transportation policy and a state transportation plan.

d. Establish temporary advisory boards of a size the director deems appropriate to advise the department.

e. Prepare a budget for the department and prepare reports required by law.

f. Present the department's proposed budget to the commission prior to December 31 of each year.

g. Appoint the administrators within the department.

h. Review and submit legislative proposals necessary to maintain current state transportation laws.

i. Enter into reciprocal agreements relating to motor vehicle inspections with authorized officials of any other state, subject to approval by the commission. The director may exempt or impose requirements upon nonresident motor vehicles consistent with those imposed upon vehicles of Iowa residents operated in other states.

j. Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A as the director deems necessary for the administration of the department and the exercise of the director's and department's powers and duties.

k. Reorganize the administration of the department as needed to increase administrative efficiency.

l. Provide for the receipt or disbursement of federal funds allocated to the state and its political subdivisions for transportation purposes.

m. Include in the department's annual budget all estimated federal funds to be received or allocated to the department.

n. [Deleted by Acts 2023 (90 G.A.) ch. 85, S.F. 513, § 8, eff. July 1, 2023.]

o. Prepare and submit a report to the general assembly on or before January 15 of each fiscal year describing the prior fiscal year's highway construction program, actual expenditures of the program, and contractual obligations of the program.

p. Apply for, accept, and expend federal, state, or private funds for the improvement of transportation.

q. Coordinate the transportation research activities within the department.