Bill Text: IA HF800 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the operation of registered all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles on highways.(Formerly HSB 245; See HF 2130.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-14 - Withdrawn. H.J. 567. [HF800 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF800-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
800
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
245)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
operation
of
registered
all-terrain
1
vehicles
and
off-road
utility
vehicles
on
highways.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.234A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
1
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
f.
The
all-terrain
vehicle
is
operated
on
a
noninterstate
3
primary
highway,
a
county
roadway
in
accordance
with
section
4
321I.10,
subsection
2
highway
,
or
a
city
street
,
in
accordance
5
with
section
321I.10,
subsection
1A,
2,
or
3.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
321I.10,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
7
following
new
subsection:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
A
registered
all-terrain
vehicle
or
9
off-road
utility
vehicle
may
be
operated
on
a
primary
highway
10
that
is
not
part
of
the
interstate
road
system
over
the
most
11
direct
and
accessible
route
between
an
all-terrain
vehicle
park
12
or
trail,
a
county
highway
designated
under
subsection
2,
and
a
13
city
street
designated
under
subsection
3.
14
Sec.
3.
Section
321I.10,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
2.
A
registered
all-terrain
vehicle
or
off-road
utility
17
vehicle
may
be
operated
on
the
roadways
of
that
portion
of
18
county
highways
designated
by
the
county
board
of
supervisors
19
for
such
use
during
a
specified
period
.
The
county
board
of
20
supervisors
shall
evaluate
the
traffic
conditions
on
all
county
21
highways
and
designate
roadways
on
which
all-terrain
vehicles
22
or
off-road
utility
vehicles
may
be
operated
for
the
specified
23
period
without
unduly
interfering
with
or
constituting
an
undue
24
hazard
to
conventional
motor
vehicle
traffic.
In
designating
25
such
roadways,
the
board
may
authorize
all-terrain
vehicles
26
and
off-road
utility
vehicles
to
stop
at
service
stations
or
27
convenience
stores
along
a
designated
roadway.
28
Sec.
4.
Section
331.301,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
29
following
new
subsection:
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
18.
A
county
shall
not
adopt
an
ordinance,
31
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
means,
that
32
prohibits
or
regulates
the
operation
of
registered
all-terrain
33
vehicles
or
off-road
utility
vehicles
on
county
highways
within
34
its
jurisdiction,
unless
otherwise
authorized
by
state
law.
An
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ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment
adopted
prior
to
1
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
that
violates
this
subsection
2
is
void
and
unenforceable
on
and
after
the
effective
date
of
3
this
Act.
4
Sec.
5.
Section
331.362,
subsection
9,
Code
2021,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
9.
A
county
may
regulate
traffic
on
and
use
of
the
secondary
7
roads,
in
accordance
with
sections
321.236
to
through
321.250
,
8
321.254
,
321.255
,
321.285,
subsection
4
,
sections
321.352
,
9
321.471
to
through
321.473
,
and
other
applicable
provisions
of
10
chapter
321
,
chapter
321E
,
and
sections
321G.9
,
321I.10
,
and
11
327G.15
.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
Under
current
law,
a
registered
all-terrain
vehicle
(ATV)
16
or
off-road
utility
vehicle
(UTV)
may
be
operated
on
a
county
17
highway
designated
by
the
county
board
of
supervisors
for
such
18
use
during
a
specified
period.
The
county
board
of
supervisors
19
is
required
to
evaluate
the
traffic
conditions
on
all
county
20
highways
and
designate
roadways
on
which
ATVs
and
UTVs
may
be
21
operated
for
the
specified
period
without
unduly
interfering
22
with
or
constituting
an
undue
hazard
to
conventional
motor
23
vehicle
traffic.
In
designating
such
roadways,
the
board
is
24
allowed
but
not
required
to
authorize
ATVs
and
UTVs
to
stop
25
at
service
stations
or
convenience
stores
along
a
designated
26
roadway.
Registered
ATVs
and
UTVs
are
also
authorized
to
make
27
a
direct
crossing
of
a
highway
under
certain
conditions.
28
This
bill
allows
registered
ATVs
and
UTVs
to
operate
on
29
noninterstate
primary
highways
over
the
most
direct
and
30
accessible
route
between
an
ATV
park
or
trail,
a
county
31
highway,
and
a
city
street
designated
for
use
by
ATVs
and
UTVs.
32
The
bill
allows
registered
ATVs
and
UTVs
to
operate
on
all
33
county
highways.
The
bill
strikes
the
authority
of
a
county
34
board
of
supervisors
to
regulate
the
operation
of
registered
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ATVs
and
UTVs
and
prohibits
a
county
from
adopting
an
1
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
using
any
other
2
means,
that
prohibits
or
regulates
the
operation
of
registered
3
ATVs
and
UTVs
on
county
highways
within
its
jurisdiction,
4
unless
otherwise
authorized
by
state
law.
Any
ordinance,
5
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment
adopted
prior
to
the
effective
6
date
of
the
bill
that
violates
this
prohibition
is
void
and
7
unenforceable
on
and
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
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