Bill Text: IA HF2644 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to transportation and other infrastructure- related appropriations to the department of transportation, including allocation and use of moneys from the road use tax fund and the primary road fund and other related provisions, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 711.) Effective date: 06/30/2020. Applicability date: 07/01/2020.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2020-06-30 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 788. [HF2644 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HF2644-Enrolled.html

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House File 2644 - Enrolled
House File 2644
AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE-
RELATED APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
INCLUDING ALLOCATION AND USE OF MONEYS FROM THE ROAD USE TAX
FUND AND THE PRIMARY ROAD FUND AND OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS,
AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. ROAD USE TAX FUND. There is appropriated
from the road use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the
department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, the following amounts, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
designated:

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1. For the payment of costs associated with the production
of driver’s licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection
20A :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,876,000
Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this
subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection
until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
a. Administrative services:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,800,347
b. Planning:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 450,327
c. Highways:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,319,346
d. Motor vehicles:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,552,992
e. Strategic performance:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 675,955
3. For payments to the department of administrative
services for utility services:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 337,404
4. For unemployment compensation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,000
5. For payments to the department of administrative
services for paying workers’ compensation claims under chapter
85 on behalf of employees of the department of transportation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 170,209
6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect
cost recoveries:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 90,000
7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
expenses as provided in section 11.5B :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 92,120
8. For automation, telecommunications, and related costs
associated with the county issuance of driver’s licenses and
vehicle registrations and titles:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,406,000
9. For costs associated with the participation in the
Mississippi river parkway commission:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,000
10. For costs associated with the traffic and criminal
software program and the mobile architecture and communications
handling program:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000
11. For costs associated with the statewide
interoperability network:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 72,889
12. For motor vehicle division field facility maintenance
projects at various locations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000
For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided
otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsection 12 that remain
unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until
the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the
end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made.
However, if the project or projects for which the appropriation
was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
fiscal year.
Sec. 2. PRIMARY ROAD FUND. There is appropriated from the
primary road fund created in section 313.3 to the department of
transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and
ending June 30, 2021, the following amounts, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
a. Administrative services:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,773,560
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 251.00
b. Planning:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,556,215
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 94.00
c. Highways:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $252,436,259
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2,064.00
d. Motor vehicles:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,272,705
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 289.00
e. Strategic performance:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,152,292
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 41.00
2. For payments to the department of administrative
services for utility services:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,007,247
3. For unemployment compensation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 138,000
4. For payments to the department of administrative
services for paying workers’ compensation claims under
chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the department of
transportation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,085,021
5. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and
the central complex:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000
6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect
cost recoveries:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 660,000
7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
expenses as provided in section 11.5B :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 565,880
8. For costs associated with producing transportation maps:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 242,000
9. For inventory and equipment replacement:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,085,000
10. For costs associated with the statewide
interoperability network:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 487,793
11. For utility improvements at various locations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000
12. For roofing projects at various locations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
13. For heating, cooling, and exhaust system improvements

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at various locations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000
14. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities
throughout the state:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,700,000
15. For maintenance projects at rest area facilities
throughout the state:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
16. For improvements related to compliance with the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act to facilities throughout the
state:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150,000
17. For renovations to the northwest wing of the department
headquarters in Ames:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,287,000
For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided
otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 11 through 17
that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends
three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects
for which such appropriation was made are completed in an
earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall
revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
Sec. 3. The department of transportation shall study the
effectiveness of rumble strips in preventing vehicle crashes
at certain stop-controlled intersections as determined by
the department. The department shall submit a report of its
findings to the general assembly on or before December 31,
2021.
Sec. 4. The department of transportation shall submit an
annual report to the general assembly on or before December 31
for the next five fiscal years which shall include any cost
savings to the department from adding additional full-time
equivalent employees from the fiscal year prior.
Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. Unless otherwise
provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
July 1, 2020, takes effect upon enactment.

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Sec. 6. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Unless otherwise
provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
July 1, 2020, applies retroactively to July 1, 2020.
______________________________ ______________________________
PAT GRASSLEY CHARLES SCHNEIDER
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House andis
known as House File 2644, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2020 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor