§ 261. Transfer of functions. All of the functions and powers
possessed by and all the obligations and duties of the department of
public works and the superintendent of public works, except those
pertaining to the construction of public buildings, and flood control
and shore line and beach erosion control, transferred to the office of
general services in the executive department and the conservation
department, respectively, are hereby transferred and assigned to,
assumed by and developed upon the department of transportation.