(a) The Secretary of Transportation shall appoint, with the approval of the Governor, six deputy secretaries who shall have the title of Deputy Secretary for Administration, Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration, Deputy Secretary for Safety Administration, Deputy Secretary for Planning, Deputy Secretary for Local and Area Transportation and Deputy Secretary for Aviation.

(b) The Deputy Secretary for Administration, with the approval of the Secretary of Transportation, shall have the powers and perform the duties and functions under this act regarding the fiscal affairs of the department, the management information systems, office services, personnel, and operations analysis and improvement.

(c) The Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration, with the approval of the Secretary of Transportation shall have the powers and perform the functions and duties provided in sections 2002 through 2009 of this act¹ regarding the design, construction, maintenance and land acquisition of State designated highways and shall assure that the design, maintenance, operation and replacement of highways will be such as to protect health and minimize danger to life or property.

(d) The Deputy Secretary for Safety Administration, with the approval of the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a continuing study of means to prevent accidents and injuries on the highways, shall have the powers and perform the duties and functions heretofore imposed upon and performed by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Revenue and the Bureau of Traffic Safety in the Department of Revenue and shall exercise such powers and duties with regard to safety in other modes of transportation as may be prescribed by law.

(e) The Deputy Secretary for Planning, with the approval of the Secretary of Transportation shall have the powers and perform the functions and duties provided in this act with regard to environment, conservation, health, recreation and social considerations, transportation planning statistics, economic research, program and budget and advance planning.

(f) The Deputy Secretary for Local and Area Transportation, with the approval of the Secretary of Transportation shall have the powers and perform the functions and duties provided in sections 2002 and 2003² regarding services to municipalities, local and public transportation, planning, development and funding of local and public transportation, technological development of rail, water or other modes of transportation (except recreational boating and ferry licensing), environmental design, improvement of transportation services and shall perform the functions and duties heretofore imposed upon and performed by the Mass Transportation Division in the Bureau of Community Development of the Department of Community Affairs, by the Secretary of Community Affairs under the act of January 22, 1968 (P.L. 42, Act No. 8), known as the “Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Law,”³ by the Department of Commerce in regard to High-Speed Rail Demonstration Programs and by the former Department of Highways in regard to the distribution of liquid fuels taxes to the municipalities and townships.

(g) The Deputy Secretary for Aviation, with the approval of the Secretary of Transportation shall have the power and perform the functions and duties as provided by law relating to the department's responsibilities for aviation, airports and air safety within the Commonwealth.