The Utility Coordination Steering Committee is intended to provide executive-level strategic direction and commitment to the TxDOT-Utility Cooperative Management Process by both TxDOT and the local utility industry. The TxDOT District Director of TP&D or a higher level TxDOT individual will chair the Steering Committee. Membership should include similar executive level representatives of the Local major providers of basic utility services (e.g., water, sewer, gas, electric, and telecommunications). The chairperson of the committee will be responsible for including additional TxDOT and utility participation as appropriate.

The Steering Committee will focus on issues of interagency coordination and delegation of the appropriate authority to empower decision-making at the operational level in order to maintain continuous improvement of “The Process.”