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1 1 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of
1 2 the state to the state department of transportation for the
1 3 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998,
1 4 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
1 5 be used for the purposes designated:
1 6 1. a. For providing assistance for the restoration,
1 7 conservation, improvement, and construction of railroad main
1 8 lines, branch lines, switching yards, and sidings as required
1 9 in section 327H.18, for use by the railway finance authority
1 10 as provided in chapter 327I:
1 11 .................................................. $ 1,415,000
1 12 b. For airport engineering studies and improvement
1 13 projects as provided in chapter 328:
1 14 .................................................. $ 2,472,000
1 15 2. For planning and programming, for salaries, support,
1 16 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
1 17 .................................................. $ 247,000
1 18 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund
1 19 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year
1 20 beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the
1 21 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the
1 22 purposes designated:
1 23 1. For the payment of costs associated with the production
1 24 of motor vehicle licenses, as defined in section 321.1,
1 25 subsection 43:
1 26 .................................................. $ 1,295,000
1 27 2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
1 28 purposes:
1 29 a. Operations and finance:
1 30 .................................................. $ 4,289,335
1 31 b. Administrative services:
1 32 .................................................. $ 884,590
1 33 c. Planning and programming:
1 34 .................................................. $ 429,785
1 35 d. Motor vehicles:
2 1 .................................................. $ 22,475,386
2 2 3. For payments to the department of personnel for
2 3 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf
2 4 of the state department of transportation, as required by
2 5 chapter 19A:
2 6 .................................................. $ 35,000
2 7 4. Unemployment compensation:
2 8 .................................................. $ 17,000
2 9 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying
2 10 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of
2 11 employees of the state department of transportation:
2 12 .................................................. $ 77,000
2 13 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for
2 14 indirect cost recoveries:
2 15 .................................................. $ 96,000
2 16 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
2 17 expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
2 18 .................................................. $ 33,740
2 19 8. For technology improvement projects consistent with the
2 20 recommendations of the blue ribbon task force, including local
2 21 area network development, electronic document management
2 22 system development, geographic information system and global
2 23 positioning system data development, and integrated database
2 24 development:
2 25 .................................................. $ 168,000
2 26 9. For membership in the north America's superhighway
2 27 corridor coalition:
2 28 .................................................. $ 150,000
2 29 In accordance with the rights granted the state for
2 30 membership in the north America's superhighway coalition, six
2 31 individuals shall be appointed to represent the state as
2 32 follows:
2 33 a. The director of the state department of transportation
2 34 or the director's designee.
2 35 b. The director of the Iowa department of economic
3 1 development or the director's designee.
3 2 c. Four persons appointed in coordination between the
3 3 speaker of the house of representatives and the president of
3 4 the senate to represent the state's interest in interstate
3 5 highways 29, 35, and 80, and the business community of the
3 6 state.
3 7 Of these, the director of the state department of
3 8 transportation or the director's designee and one of the other
3 9 individuals, as determined by the speaker of the house of
3 10 representatives and the president of the senate, shall be
3 11 designated to serve on the executive committee of the
3 12 coalition.
3 13 10. For allocation to the department of public safety for
3 14 implementation and operation of a toll-free telephone road and
3 15 weather reporting system:
3 16 .................................................. $ 110,000
3 17 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the primary road fund
3 18 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year
3 19 beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the
3 20 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
3 21 used for the purposes designated:
3 22 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
3 23 purposes and the following full-time equivalent positions:
3 24 a. Operations and finance:
3 25 .................................................. $ 26,348,764
3 26 ............................................... FTEs 254.00
3 27 b. Administrative services:
3 28 .................................................. $ 5,433,910
3 29 ............................................... FTEs 98.00
3 30 c. Planning and programming:
3 31 .................................................. $ 8,157,859
3 32 ............................................... FTEs 174.00
3 33 d. Project development:
3 34 .................................................. $ 54,347,000
3 35 ............................................... FTEs 1,185.00
4 1 It is the intent of the general assembly that no more than
4 2 $313,600 from the highway beautification fund, plus an
4 3 allocation for salary adjustment be expended for salaries and
4 4 benefits for no more than 9.00 FTEs.
4 5 e. Maintenance:
4 6 .................................................. $ 98,407,750
4 7 ............................................... FTEs 1,592.00
4 8 f. Motor vehicles:
4 9 .................................................. $ 893,597
4 10 ............................................... FTEs 548.00
4 11 2. For deposit in the state department of transportation's
4 12 highway materials and equipment revolving fund established by
4 13 section 307.47 for funding the increased replacement cost of
4 14 equipment:
4 15 .................................................. $ 3,250,000
4 16 It is the intent of the general assembly that no more than
4 17 $3,110,347 from the highway materials and equipment revolving
4 18 fund, plus an allocation for salary adjustment be expended for
4 19 salaries and benefits for no more than 89.00 FTEs.
4 20 3. For payments to the department of personnel for
4 21 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf
4 22 of the state department of transportation, as required by
4 23 chapter 19A:
4 24 .................................................. $ 665,000
4 25 4. Unemployment compensation:
4 26 .................................................. $ 328,000
4 27 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying
4 28 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of the
4 29 employees of the state department of transportation:
4 30 .................................................. $ 1,463,000
4 31 6. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations
4 32 and the central complex:
4 33 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
4 34 7. For payment to the general fund for indirect cost
4 35 recoveries:
5 1 .................................................. $ 704,000
5 2 8. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
5 3 expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
5 4 .................................................. $ 207,260
5 5 9. For technology improvement projects consistent with the
5 6 recommendations of the blue ribbon task force, including local
5 7 area network development, electronic document management
5 8 system development, geographic information system and global
5 9 positioning system data development, and integrated database
5 10 development:
5 11 .................................................. $ 1,032,000
5 12 10. For improvements to upgrade the handling of wastewater
5 13 at various field facilities throughout the state:
5 14 .................................................. $ 400,000
5 15 11. For replacement of roofs according to the department's
5 16 priority list at field facility locations in Decorah, Charles
5 17 City, Fairfield, Fort Dodge, Neola, Harlan, or Denison:
5 18 .................................................. $ 400,000
5 19 12. For tuckpointing of the south building at the
5 20 department facility in Ames:
5 21 .................................................. $ 160,000
5 22 13. For field garage facilities at Des Moines, Anamosa,
5 23 Correctionville, Charles City, and Sheldon:
5 24 .................................................. $ 3,500,000
5 25 EXPLANATION
5 26 This bill makes appropriations from the general fund of the
5 27 state, the road use tax fund, and the primary road fund to the
5 28 state department of transportation and establishes the number
5 29 of full-time equivalent positions authorized to the
5 30 department.
5 31 Appropriations from the general fund include appropriations
5 32 for railroad lines, airport engineering studies, and planning
5 33 and programming. Appropriations from the road use tax fund
5 34 include appropriations for license plate production costs,
5 35 salaries, operations, motor vehicles, unemployment
6 1 compensation, indirect cost recoveries, technology
6 2 improvements, and for membership in the north America's
6 3 superhighway corridor coalition formerly the I-35 corridor
6 4 coalition. The bill provides that the state shall be
6 5 represented on the coalition by the director of the state
6 6 department of transportation and the director of the Iowa
6 7 department of economic development or the directors' designees
6 8 and four individuals selected by the speaker of the house of
6 9 representatives and the president of the senate to represent
6 10 the state's interests in interstate highways 29, 35, and 80,
6 11 and to represent the business community. Appropriations from
6 12 the primary road fund include appropriations for salaries,
6 13 operations, planning and programming, project development,
6 14 unemployment compensation, disposal of hazardous wastes at
6 15 field locations, technology improvements, wastewater handling,
6 16 roof replacement at field facilities, tuckpointing of a
6 17 department building in Ames, and field garages in Des Moines,
6 18 Anamosa, Correctionville, Charles City, and Sheldon.
6 19 LSB 1764JA 77
6 20 mk/cf/24.3
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