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House Amendment 1770

Amendment Text

PAG LIN
  1  1    Amend the Senate amendment, H-1536, to House File
  1  2 476, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House,
  1  3 as follows:
  1  4    #1.  Page 1, line 11, by inserting after the figure
  1  5 "403.17," the following:  "or to the state's portion
  1  6 of the American discovery trail if the state
  1  7 transportation commission has approved the use of
  1  8 eminent domain under section 307A.2, subsection 16,
  1  9 and if the natural resource commission has approved
  1 10 the use of eminent domain under section 455A.5,
  1 11 subsection 7,".
  1 12    #2.  Page 2, by inserting after line 20 the
  1 13 following:
  1 14    "#   .  Page 19, by inserting after line 24 the
  1 15 following:
  1 16    "Sec. ___.  Section 307A.2, Code 1999, is amended
  1 17 by adding the following new subsection:
  1 18    NEW SUBSECTION.  16.  Review all applications
  1 19 submitted by acquiring agencies requesting approval
  1 20 for an acquiring agency to exercise eminent domain
  1 21 authority over agricultural land for routing the
  1 22 state's portion of the American discovery trail and
  1 23 determine whether the use of such authority is
  1 24 necessary for the routing of that portion of the
  1 25 trail.
  1 26    The commission shall give preference to
  1 27 applications for the acquisition for trail routes
  1 28 which use existing or abandoned railroad rights of
  1 29 way, road and highway rights of way, river valleys,
  1 30 and natural greenbelts.  When reviewing an
  1 31 application, the commission shall consider all of the
  1 32 following:
  1 33    a.  The feasibility of acquiring the agricultural
  1 34 land by methods other than condemnation.
  1 35    b.  The public cost and public benefit of locating
  1 36 the trail where it is most feasible to maintain or
  1 37 enhance public safety.
  1 38    c.  The existence of willing sellers at other
  1 39 locations in the area which locations would provide
  1 40 the same level of public safety.
  1 41    d.  The ability to adapt the trail plans to avoid
  1 42 the use of condemnation.
  1 43    For purposes of this subsection, "acquiring agency"
  1 44 means the same as in section 6B.58.""
  1 45    #3.  Page 2, by inserting after line 39 the
  1 46 following:
  1 47    "Sec. ___.  Section 455A.5, Code 1999, is amended
  1 48 by adding the following new subsection:
  1 49    NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  The commission shall review
  1 50 all applications submitted by acquiring agencies
  2  1 requesting approval for an acquiring agency to
  2  2 exercise eminent domain authority over agricultural
  2  3 land for routing the state's portion of the American
  2  4 discovery trail and determine whether the use of such
  2  5 authority is necessary for the routing of that portion
  2  6 of the trail.
  2  7    The commission shall give preference to
  2  8 applications for the acquisition for trail routes
  2  9 which use existing or abandoned railroad rights of
  2 10 way, road and highway rights of way, river valleys,
  2 11 and natural greenbelts.  When reviewing an
  2 12 application, the commission shall consider all of the
  2 13 following:
  2 14    a.  The feasibility of acquiring the agricultural
  2 15 land by methods other than condemnation.
  2 16    b.  The public cost and public benefit of locating
  2 17 the trail where it is most feasible to maintain and
  2 18 enhance public safety.
  2 19    c.  The existence of willing sellers at other
  2 20 feasible locations in the area which locations would
  2 21 provide the same level of public safety.
  2 22    d.  The ability to adapt the trail plans to avoid
  2 23 the use of condemnation.
  2 24    For purposes of this subsection, "acquiring agency"
  2 25 means the same as in section 6B.58."
  2 26    #4.  By renumbering as necessary.  
  2 27 
  2 28 
  2 29                               
  2 30 DOTZLER of Black Hawk 
  2 31 HF 476.218 78
  2 32 sc/gg
     

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