Legislative Oversight Mechanisms

Reporting requirements; legislative requests for information. Legislative oversight generally is ad hoc. Among the reports required are a biennial report to the General Assembly and the governor, approved by the Transportation Review Advisory Council, on the selection, prioritization and progress of transportation capacity projects (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §5512.06). ODOT also must provide reports on its transactions, proceedings and expenditures for each fiscal year and a fiscal forecast at least biennially (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §5501.06, §5501.20, §5501.52 and §5512.04).

Legislative Program Evaluation Office

None.

Sunset Review

The state conducted sunset reviews from 2009 to 2010 (per 2004 Ohio Laws, H. 516), but not of ODOT. Under Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §101.83, the Transportation Review Advisory Council was to sunset on Dec. 31, 2010, if not renewed; 2010 Ohio Laws, H. 495, however, postponed operation of this law until July 1, 2011.