(a) The governor shall:(1) prepare and administer a statewide traffic safety program designed to reduce traffic collisions and the death, injury, and property damage that result from traffic collisions;(2) adopt rules for the administration of this chapter, including rules, procedures, and policy statements governing grants-in-aid and contractual relations;(3) receive on the state's behalf for the implementation of this chapter money made available by the United States under federal law; and(4) allocate money appropriated by the legislature in the General Appropriations Act to implement this chapter.(b) In preparing and administering the traffic safety program, the governor may:(1) cooperate with the United States or a legal or political subdivision of the state in research designed to aid in traffic safety;(2) accept federal money available for research relating to traffic safety; and(3) employ personnel necessary to administer this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 102, eff. September 1, 2023.