HF 2483 (LSB 6335HV (1) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2483

BY  COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 687)

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring a study and report on revitalizing and updating rest areas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  REST AREA REVITALIZATION STUDY —— REPORT.
   1.  The department of transportation, in collaboration with the Iowa finance authority and the Iowa economic development authority, shall conduct a study on how rest areas in this state can be revitalized and updated. The study shall include a review of current conditions of existing rest areas and an evaluation of the needs of the traveling public. 
   2.  The department of transportation, in collaboration with the Iowa finance authority and the Iowa economic development authority, shall submit a report containing the study’s findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before December 31, 2020.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of transportation, in collaboration with the Iowa finance authority and the Iowa economic development authority, to conduct a study on how rest areas in this state can be revitalized and updated. A report containing the study’s findings and recommendations must be submitted to the general assembly on or before December 31, 2020.