Section 233.12. Inspection

(a) The Department or an agency of the Commonwealth, or both, or person designated or authorized by the Department has the absolute right to inspect, without notice, the project sites, proposed project sites, records, and construction materials relating to a project funded by a transportation enhancement grant from automated red light enforcement system revenues.

(b) An inspection ordered by the Department or conducted under its authority may include, but not necessarily be limited to, the reproduction and examination of records, the taking of samples applicable to evaluation or project quality control, or the assessment of any factor relevant to a project, application, or contracts and terms related to the process for transportation enhancement grants from automated red light enforcement system revenues.

(c) A sponsor’s denial of access to records, failure to produce records or obstruction with an inspection may result in withdrawal of the transportation enhancement grant and disqualification from future consideration for a transportation enhancement grant under this chapter.