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PAG LIN 20 SENATE FILE 391 30 50 AN ACT 70 RELATING TO AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATE DEPART- 80 MENT OF TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING ALLOCATION AND USE OF 90 MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE, ROAD USE TAX 100 FUND, AND PRIMARY ROAD FUND, PROVIDING FOR THE NONREVERSION 110 OF CERTAIN MONEYS, ESTABLISHING A TOLL-FREE ROAD AND 120 WEATHER REPORTING SYSTEM, ELIMINATING THE MOTOR VEHICLE USE 130 TAX AS THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL 140 PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND THE 150 RENEWABLE FUELS AND COPRODUCTS FUND, AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE 160 DATES. 180 190 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 200 220 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 230 the state to the state 232 department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 234 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the following amounts, or so 236 much thereof as is necessary, to 260 be used for the purposes designated: 270 1. a. For providing assistance for the restoration, 280 conservation, improvement, and construction of railroad main 290 lines, branch lines, switching yards, and sidings as required 300 in section 327H.18, for use by the railway finance authority 310 as provided in chapter 327I: 330 .................................................. $ 1,415,000 350 b. For airport engineering studies and improvement 360 projects as provided in chapter 328: 380 .................................................. $ 2,472,000 400 2. For planning and programming, for salaries, support, 410 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes: 430 .................................................. $ 247,000 450 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund 460 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year 470 beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the 480 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the 490 purposes designated: 500 1. For the payment of costs associated with the production 510 of motor vehicle licenses, as defined in section 321.1, 520 subsection 43: 540 .................................................. $ 1,295,000 560 2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 570 purposes: 580 a. Operations and finance: 600 .................................................. $ 4,289,335 620 b. Administrative services: 640 .................................................. $ 884,590 660 c. Planning and programming: 680 .................................................. $ 429,785 700 d. Motor vehicles: 720 .................................................. $ 22,475,386 740 3. For payments to the department of personnel for 750 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf 760 of the state department of transportation, as required by 770 chapter 19A: 790 .................................................. $ 35,000 810 4. Unemployment compensation: 830 .................................................. $ 17,000 850 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying 860 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of 870 employees of the state department of transportation: 890 .................................................. $ 77,000 910 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for 920 indirect cost recoveries: 940 .................................................. $ 96,000 960 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 970 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 990 .................................................. $ 33,740 1010 8. For technology improvement projects consistent with the 1020 recommendations of the blue ribbon task force, including local 1030 area network development, electronic document management 1040 system development, geographic information system and global 1050 positioning system data development, and integrated database 1060 development: 1080 .................................................. $ 168,000 1100 9. For up to the following amount for membership in the 1110 North America's superhighway corridor coalition: 1130 .................................................. $ 150,000 1150 In accordance with the rights granted the state for 1160 membership in the North America's superhighway coalition, six 1170 individuals shall be appointed to represent the state as 1180 follows: 1190 a. The director of transportation or the director's 1200 designee. 1210 b. The director of the Iowa department of economic 1220 development or the director's designee. 1230 c. Four persons appointed in coordination between the 1240 speaker of the house of representatives and the president of 1250 the senate in consultation with the minority leader in each 1260 house to represent the state's interest in interstate highways 1270 29, 35, and 80, and the business and labor community of the 1280 state. 1290 Of these, the director of transportation or the director's 1300 designee and one of the other individuals, as determined by 1310 the speaker of the house of representatives and the president 1320 of the senate, shall be designated to serve on the executive 1330 committee of the coalition. 1340 10. For assisting the department of public safety in 1350 analyzing how to provide and, if feasible, implementing and 1360 operating a system providing toll-free telephone road and 1370 weather conditions information: 1390 .................................................. $ 110,000 1410 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the primary road fund 1420 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year 1430 beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the 1440 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 1450 used for the purposes designated: 1460 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 1470 purposes and the following full-time equivalent positions: 1480 a. Operations and finance: 1500 .................................................. $ 26,348,764 1510 ............................................... FTEs 254.00 1530 b. Administrative services: 1550 .................................................. $ 5,433,910 1560 ............................................... FTEs 98.00 1580 c. Planning and programming: 1600 .................................................. $ 8,157,859 1610 ............................................... FTEs 174.00 1630 d. Project development: 1650 .................................................. $ 54,347,000 1660 ............................................... FTEs 1,185.00 1680 It is the intent of the general assembly that no more than 1690 $313,600, plus an allocation for salary adjustment, be 1700 expended from the highway beautification fund for salaries and 1710 benefits for no more than 9.00 FTEs. 1720 e. Maintenance: 1740 .................................................. $ 98,407,750 1750 ............................................... FTEs 1,592.00 1770 f. Motor vehicles: 1790 .................................................. $ 893,597 1800 ............................................... FTEs 548.00 1820 2. For use to meet cash flow needs for maintenance of the 1830 state highway system due to the unavailability of sufficient 1840 funds appropriated under subsection 1, paragraph "e": 1860 .................................................. $ 954,000 1880 3. For deposit in the state department of transportation's 1890 highway materials and equipment revolving fund established by 1900 section 307.47 for funding the increased replacement cost of 1910 equipment: 1930 .................................................. $ 3,250,000 1950 It is the intent of the general assembly that no more than 1960 $3,110,347 plus an allocation for salary adjustment, from the 1970 highway materials and equipment revolving fund, be expended 1980 for salaries and benefits for no more than 89.00 FTEs. 1990 4. For payments to the department of personnel for 2000 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf 2010 of the state department of transportation, as required by 2020 chapter 19A: 2040 .................................................. $ 665,000 2060 5. Unemployment compensation: 2080 .................................................. $ 328,000 2100 6. For payments to the department of personnel for paying 2110 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of the 2120 employees of the state department of transportation: 2140 .................................................. $ 1,463,000 2160 7. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations 2170 and the central complex: 2190 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 2210 8. For payment to the general fund for indirect cost 2220 recoveries: 2240 .................................................. $ 704,000 2260 9. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 2270 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 2290 .................................................. $ 207,260 2310 10. For technology improvement projects consistent with 2320 the recommendations of the blue ribbon task force, including 2330 local area network development, electronic document management 2340 system development, geographic information system and global 2350 positioning system data development, and integrated database 2360 development: 2380 .................................................. $ 1,032,000 2400 11. For improvements to upgrade the handling of wastewater 2410 at various field facilities throughout the state: 2430 .................................................. $ 400,000 2450 12. For replacement of roofs according to the department's 2460 priority list at field facility locations in Decorah, Charles 2470 City, Fairfield, Fort Dodge, Neola, Harlan, or Denison: 2490 .................................................. $ 400,000 2510 13. For tuckpointing of the south building at the 2520 department facility in Ames: 2540 .................................................. $ 160,000 2560 14. For field garage facilities at Des Moines, Anamosa, 2570 Correctionville, Charles City, and Sheldon: 2590 .................................................. $ 3,500,000 2610 Section 8.33 does not apply to funds appropriated in 2620 subsections 11 through 14. Funds appropriated in subsections 2630 11 through 14 shall remain available for expenditure for the 2640 purposes designated until June 30, 2000. Unencumbered or 2650 unobligated funds remaining on June 30, 2000, from funds 2660 appropriated in subsections 11 through 14 shall revert to the 2670 primary road fund on August 31, 2000. 2680 Sec. 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, any 2690 appropriations from the road use tax fund, from the primary 2700 road fund, or from use tax receipts to departments for 2710 services provided to the state department of transportation 2720 shall be within the authority of the joint appropriations 2730 subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, and capitals 2740 and shall appear as line items in the bill relating to and 2750 making appropriations to the state department of 2760 transportation. 2770 Sec. 5. Section 8.60, subsection 8, Code 1997, is amended 2780 by striking the subsection. 2790 Sec. 6. Section 15E.112, subsections 1 and 3, Code 1997, 2800 are amended to read as follows: 2810 1. A value-added agricultural products and processes 2820 financial assistance fund is created within the state treasury 2830 under the control of the department. Three million six 2840 hundred fifty thousand dollars is appropriated from the 2850 general fund of the state to the fund each fiscal year. The 2860 fund shall consist ofany moneythose appropriatedby the2870 general assemblymoneys and any other moneys available to and 2880 obtained or accepted by the department from the federal 2890 government or private sources for placement in the fund. The 2900 assets of the fund shall be used by the department only for 2910 carrying out the purposes of section 15E.111. 2920 3. Payments of interest, recaptures of awards, or 2930 repayments of moneys loaned under the value-added agricultural 2940 products and processes financial assistance program shall be 2950 deposited into the fund. Section 8.33 does not apply to any 2960 moneys in the fund.Unencumbered or unobligated moneys in the2970 fund derived from moneys deposited pursuant to section 423.24,2980 which are in excess of three million six hundred fifty2990 thousand dollars of unencumbered or unobligated moneys in the3000 fund deposited pursuant to that section, which are remaining3010 on June 30 of each fiscal year, shall be credited on August 313020 to the road use tax fund as created in section 312.1.3030 Sec. 7. Section 159A.7, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 3040 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3050 A renewable fuels and coproducts fund is created in the 3060 state treasury under the control of the office of renewable 3070 fuels and coproducts.The fund is composed of moneys accepted3080 by the office.Three hundred fifty thousand dollars is 3090 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the fund 3100 each fiscal year. The fund may also includemoneys3110 appropriated by the general assembly, andother moneys 3120 available to and obtained or accepted by the office, including 3130 moneys from the United States, other states in the union, 3140 foreign nations, state agencies, political subdivisions, and 3150 private sources. 3160 Sec. 8. Section 159A.7, subsection 3, Code 1997, is 3170 amended by striking the subsection. 3180 Sec. 9. Section 159A.7, subsection 6, Code 1997, is 3190 amended to read as follows: 3200 6. Section 8.33 does not apply to moneys in the fund. 3210 Income received by investment of moneys in the fund shall 3220 remain in the fund.Unencumbered or unobligated moneys in the3230 fund derived from moneys deposited pursuant to section 423.24,3240 which are in excess of three hundred fifty thousand dollars of3250 unencumbered or unobligated moneys in the fund deposited3260 pursuant to that section, and which are remaining on June 303270 of each fiscal year, shall be credited on August 31 to the3280 road use tax fund as created in section 312.1.3290 Sec. 10. Section 312.2, subsection 13, Code 1997, is 3300 amended by striking the subsection. 3310 Sec. 11. Section 423.24, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 3320 1997, is amended by striking the paragraph. 3330 Sec. 12. 1996 Iowa Acts, chapter 1218, section 51, 3340 subsection 3, is amended by striking the subsection and 3350 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3360 3. PRESENTATIONS AND REPEAL. The state transportation 3370 commission shall make a presentation to the joint 3380 appropriations subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, 3390 and capitals not later than February 1, 1998, regarding the 3400 effect that complying with subsection 2 will have on the 3410 commission's compliance with section 313.2A. The department 3420 of economic development shall also make a presentation to the 3430 joint appropriations subcommittee on transportation, 3440 infrastructure, and capitals, not later than February 1, 1998, 3450 regarding the economic development impact of implementing 3460 subsection 2. 3470 This section is repealed effective July 1, 2000. 3480 Sec. 13. 1994 Iowa Acts, chapter 1119, section 36, is 3490 repealed. 3500 Sec. 14. 1995 Iowa Acts, chapter 67, section 49, is 3510 repealed. 3520 Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE DATES. 3530 1. Sections 13 and 14 of this Act take effect July 1, 3540 1997. 3550 2. Sections 5 and 10 of this Act take effect July 1, 1998. 3560 3. Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 of this Act take effect 3570 July 1, 2000. 3590 3600 3610 3620 MARY E. KRAMER 3630 President of the Senate 3640 3650 3660 3670 RON J. CORBETT 3680 Speaker of the House 3690 3700 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 3710 is known as Senate File 391, Seventy-seventh General Assembly. 3720 3730 3740 3750 MARY PAT GUNDERSON 3760 Secretary of the Senate 3770 Approved , 1997 3780 3790 3800 3810 TERRY E. BRANSTAD 3820 Governor
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