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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 312.15, Code 1997, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 312.15 WHEN FUNDS NOT ALLOCATED. 1 4 Funds shall not be allocated to any city until such city 1 5 shall have complied with the provisions of sections 312.11,1 6312.12and 312.14. 1 7 If a city has not complied with the provisions of section 1 8 312.14, the treasurer of state shall withhold funds allocated 1 9 to the city until the city complies. If a city has not 1 10 complied with the provisions of section 312.14 by December 31 1 11 following the date the report was required, funds shall not be 1 12 allocated to the city until the city has complied and all 1 13 funds withheld under this paragraph shall revert to the street 1 14 construction fund of the cities. 1 15 The department shall notify the treasurer of state if any 1 16 city fails to comply with the provisions of sections 312.11,1 17312.12and 312.14. 1 18 Sec. 2. Section 321.231, subsection 4, Code Supplement 1 19 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 20 4. The exemptions granted to an authorized emergency 1 21 vehicle under subsection 2 and for a fire department vehicle, 1 22 police vehicle or ambulance as provided in subsection 3 shall 1 23 apply only when such vehicle is making use of an audible 1 24 signaling device meeting the requirements of section 321.433, 1 25 or a visual signaling device,approved by the department1 26 except that use of an audible or visual signaling device shall 1 27 not be required when exercising the exemption granted under 1 28 subsection 3, paragraph "b" of this section when the vehicle 1 29 is operated by a peace officer, pursuing a suspected violator 1 30 of the speed restrictions imposed by or pursuant to this 1 31 chapter, for the purpose of determining the speed of travel of 1 32 such suspected violator. 1 33 Sec. 3. Section 321.383, subsection 3, unnumbered 1 34 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 1997, is amended to read as 1 35 follows: 2 1 Garbage collection vehicles, when operated on the streets 2 2 or highways of this state at speeds of thirty miles per hour 2 3 or less, may display a reflective deviceof a type and in a2 4manner approved by the directorthat complies with the 2 5 standards of the American society of agricultural engineers. 2 6 At speeds in excess of thirty miles per hour the device shall 2 7 not be visible. 2 8 Sec. 4. Section 321.433, Code 1997, is amended to read as 2 9 follows: 2 10 321.433 SIRENS, WHISTLES, AND BELLS PROHIBITED. 2 11NoA vehicle shall not be equipped withnor shall anyand a 2 12 person shall not use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or 2 13 bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section. It is 2 14 permissible but not required that any commercial vehicle be 2 15 equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged 2 16 that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning 2 17 signal. Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with 2 18 a siren, whistle, or bell, capable of emitting sound audible 2 19 under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five 2 20 hundred feetand of a type approved by the department, but 2 21suchthe siren, whistle, or bell shall not be used except when 2 22suchthe vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call 2 23 or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator 2 24 of the law,in which said latter eventsand the driver ofsuch2 25 the vehicle shall soundsaidthe siren, whistle, or bell when 2 26 necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the 2 27 approachthereofof the vehicle. 2 28 Sec. 5. Section 321.444, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2 29 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 30 2.The term "safety"Safety glass"shall meanmeans any 2 31 product composed of glass, so manufactured, fabricated, or 2 32 treated as substantially to prevent shattering and flying of 2 33 the glass when struck or brokenor such other or similar2 34product as may be approved by the director. Safety glass and 2 35 glazing materials shall comply with federal motor vehicle 3 1 safety standard number 205 as published in 49 C.F.R. } 3 2 571.205. 3 3 Sec. 6. Section 321.445, subsection 1, Code Supplement 3 4 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3 5 1. Except for motorcycles or motorized bicycles, 1966 3 6 model year or newer motor vehicles subject to registration in 3 7 Iowa shall be equipped with safety belts and safety harnesses 3 8 which conform with federal motor vehicle safety standard 3 9 numbers 209 and 210 as published in 49 C.F.R. } 571.209- 3 10 571.210 and with prior federal motor vehicle safety standards 3 11 for seat belt assemblies and seat belt assembly anchorages 3 12 applicable for the motor vehicle's model year.The department3 13may adopt rules which comply with changes in the applicable3 14federal motor vehicle safety standards with regard to the type3 15of safety belts and safety harnesses and their manner of3 16installation.3 17 Sec. 7. Section 321.445, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 3 18 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3 19 a. The driver or front seat occupants of a motor vehicle 3 20 which is not required to be equipped with safety belts or 3 21 safety harnessesunder rules adopted by the department. 3 22 Sec. 8. Section 321.474, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 3 23 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3 24 The department shall have authority as granted to local 3 25 authorities to determine by resolution and to impose 3 26 restrictions as to the weight of vehicles, except farm 3 27 tractors as defined in section 321.1, subsection 24, operated 3 28 upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the department and 3 29 the restrictions shall be effective when signs giving notice 3 30 of the restrictions are erected upon the highway or portion of 3 31 any highway affected by the resolution. If the department 3 32 finds that a bridge or culvert does not meet established 3 33 standards set forth by state and federal authorities, the 3 34 department may determine by resolution and impose restrictions 3 35 for an indefinite period of time on the size and weight of 4 1 vehicles upon the bridge or culvert and the restrictions shall 4 2 be effective when signs giving notice of the restrictions are 4 3 erected at the location of the bridge or culvert. Resolutions 4 4 imposing restrictionsunder section 321.473on a highway or 4 5 portion of a highway not including a bridge or culvert shall 4 6 be for a definite period of time not to exceed twelve months. 4 7TheIf an expiration date is specified in the resolution, the 4 8 expiration date of the resolution shall appear on all signs 4 9 posted as required by this section. 4 10 Sec. 9. Section 321G.12, Code 1997, is amended to read as 4 11 follows: 4 12 321G.12 HEAD LAMP – TAIL LAMP – BRAKES. 4 13 Every all-terrain vehicle operated during the hours of 4 14 darkness shall display a lighted head lamp and tail lamp. 4 15 Every snowmobile shall be equipped with at least one head lamp 4 16 and one tail lamp. Every all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile 4 17 shall be equipped with brakeswhich conform to standards4 18prescribed by the director of transportation. 4 19 Sec. 10. Section 321L.5, subsection 5, Code Supplement 4 20 1997, is amended to read as follows: 4 21 5. A persons with disabilities parking space located on a 4 22 paved surface may be painted with a blue background upon which 4 23 the international symbol of accessibility is painted in white 4 24 or yellownonskidpaint. However, the blue background paint 4 25 may be omitted. As used in this subsection, "paved surface" 4 26 includes surfaces which are asphalt surfaced. 4 27 Sec. 11. Section 312.12, Code 1997, is repealed. 4 28 EXPLANATION 4 29 This bill relates to the responsibilities of the state 4 30 department of transportation, including vehicle equipment and 4 31 parking regulation, postings of highway weight restrictions, 4 32 and receipt of five-year plans for city street construction 4 33 programs. 4 34 The bill eliminates a requirement that the director or the 4 35 department approve or adopt rules relating to the approval of 5 1 certain equipment installed on motor vehicles, including 5 2 audible or visual signaling devices; reflective devices on 5 3 garbage collection vehicles; sirens, whistles, and bells; 5 4 safety glass; brakes on all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles; 5 5 and seat belts. It allows a persons with disabilities parking 5 6 space located on a paved surface to be painted with or without 5 7 a blue background, allows the international symbol of 5 8 accessibility to be painted in yellow or white paint, rather 5 9 than only yellow paint, and removes a reference to nonskid 5 10 paint. 5 11 The bill also allows the state department to impose 5 12 restrictions for an indefinite period of time on the size and 5 13 weight of vehicles on bridges and culverts that do not meet 5 14 established standards set forth by state and federal 5 15 authorities and strikes a requirement that cities of over 5 16 5,000 population, which receive funds from the road use tax 5 17 fund, annually file five-year plans for street construction 5 18 and reconstruction with the state department of 5 19 transportation. 5 20 LSB 3432DP 77 5 21 jm/jl/8
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