1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, general, special or local, the governor is hereby empowered to contract and to do all other things necessary or convenient in behalf of the state to secure the full benefits available under the federal highway safety act of nineteen hundred sixty-six and any acts amendatory or supplemental thereto. The governor shall coordinate the highway safety activities of state and local agencies, other public and private agencies, and of interested organizations and individuals to effectuate the purposes of that act and shall be the official of this state having the ultimate responsibility of dealing with the federal government with respect to the state highway safety program.
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