Legislative Oversight Mechanisms

Ongoing oversight by legislative committee(s) or commission(s); interim charges; legislative program reviews or performance audits; legislative review of non-legislative program reviews or performance audits; reporting requirements; legislative requests for information. Legislative committees having some oversight of MoDOT include the Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight and the Joint Committee on Legislative Research Oversight Division. Reporting requirements include an annual accountability report that is provided to the General Assembly, the governor and the lieutenant governor, and presented in person before the Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight. The General Assembly periodically creates interim committees to study certain aspects of MoDOT.

Legislative Program Evaluation Office

Joint Committee on Legislative Research, Oversight Division. This division has the authority to conduct performance audits of state executive departments and has performed five audits of MoDOT programs and funds.

Sunset Review

The state conducts sunset reviews, but not of MoDOT.