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1 1 Amend the amendment, S-5700, to House File 2421, as
1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as
1 3 follows:
1 4 #1. Page 13, by inserting after line 34 the
1 5 following:
1 6 "Sec. . ACCESS IOWA HIGHWAYS - INTENT - REPORT.
1 7 1. INTENT. It is the intent of the general
1 8 assembly to formulate an access Iowa plan which shall
1 9 designate portions of the commercial and industrial
1 10 network of highways as access Iowa highways. The goal
1 11 of the access Iowa plan shall be to enhance the
1 12 existing Iowa economy and ensure its continuing
1 13 development and growth in the national and global
1 14 competitive marketplace by providing for early
1 15 completion of the construction of the most important
1 16 portions of the Iowa highway system. These portions
1 17 of the system shall be those that are essential for
1 18 support of intrastate transportation and commerce and
1 19 essential for ensuring Iowans direct access to the
1 20 nation's system of interstate highways and
1 21 transportation services.
1 22 The general assembly's past actions are consistent
1 23 with the access Iowa plan. The general assembly has
1 24 set general policy guidelines for the state
1 25 transportation commission's planning and programming
1 26 development, directed that road service be equalized
1 27 throughout the state, determined that a commercial and
1 28 industrial network of highways would benefit Iowa
1 29 transportation services, directed the commission to
1 30 focus at least part of their legislatively provided
1 31 resources on the commercial and industrial network,
1 32 and directed that the commission consider equalization
1 33 of accessibility for economic development as one of
1 34 the factors in establishing its plan and program
1 35 priorities for the commercial and industrial network.
1 36 These actions recognize that interstate commerce and
1 37 national economic development are furthered and
1 38 supported by the national system of interstate and
1 39 defense highways and the national highway system, and
1 40 that Iowa commerce and economic development are
1 41 supported by Iowa's commercial and industrial network
1 42 of highways.
1 43 2. ACCESS IOWA HIGHWAY DESIGNATION. The state
1 44 department of transportation shall designate portions
1 45 of the commercial and industrial network of highways
1 46 as access Iowa highways and shall expedite and
1 47 accelerate development of access Iowa highways. When
1 48 designating those portions of the commercial and
1 49 industrial network as access Iowa highways, the
1 50 department shall consider the direct and priority
2 1 linkages between economic centers within the state
2 2 with populations of 20,000 or more and the enhancement
2 3 of intrastate mobility and Iowa regional accessibility
2 4 and national accessibility.
2 5 3. REPORT. The state department of transportation
2 6 shall provide a report to the general assembly by
2 7 January 15, 1997, designating which portions of the
2 8 commercial and industrial network of highways the
2 9 department determines to be access Iowa highways. The
2 10 department shall list the highway improvements
2 11 necessary to provide modern and safe four-lane highway
2 12 service on access Iowa highways. The report shall
2 13 include program changes and options needed to enable
2 14 the early, rapid, expedited, and accelerated
2 15 completion of the development of access Iowa highways,
2 16 including funding and other support necessary to
2 17 ensure the early completion of the construction of the
2 18 access Iowa highways."
2 19 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
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2 23 MICHAEL E. GRONSTAL
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2 27 STEWART IVERSON, Jr.
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2 31 HF 2421.212 76
2 32 js/jj
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