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1 1 HOUSE FILE 2477
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 RELATING TO NONHIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING AIRCRAFT
1 5 REGISTRATION AND PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE.
1 6
1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 8
1 9 Section 1. Section 327J.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding
1 10 the following new subsection:
1 11 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. "Midwest regional rail system" means
1 12 the passenger rail system identified through a multistate
1 13 planning effort in cooperation with AMTRAK.
1 14 Sec. 2. Section 327J.3, subsections 2 through 4, Code
1 15 1999, are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in
1 16 lieu thereof the following:
1 17 2. The director may enter into agreements with AMTRAK and
1 18 other states associated with the midwest regional rail system
1 19 for the purpose of developing a rail passenger system serving
1 20 the midwest, including service from Chicago, Illinois, to
1 21 Omaha, Nebraska, through Iowa. The agreements may include any
1 22 of the following:
1 23 a. Cost-sharing agreements associated with initiating
1 24 service, capital costs, operating subsidies, and other costs
1 25 necessary to develop and maintain service.
1 26 b. Joint powers agreements and other institutional
1 27 arrangements associated with the administration, management,
1 28 and operation of a midwest regional rail system.
1 29 3. The director shall enter into discussions with members
1 30 of Iowa's congressional delegation to foster rail passenger
1 31 service in this state and the midwest and to maximize the
1 32 level of federal funding for the service, including funding
1 33 for the midwest regional rail system.
1 34 4. The director may provide assistance and enter into
1 35 agreements with cities along the proposed route of the midwest
2 1 regional rail system or other passenger rail system serving
2 2 the midwest to ensure that rail stations and terminals are
2 3 designed and developed in accordance with the following
2 4 objectives:
2 5 a. To meet safety and efficiency requirements outlined by
2 6 AMTRAK and the federal railroad administration.
2 7 b. To aid intermodal transportation.
2 8 c. To encourage economic development.
2 9 5. The director shall report annually to the general
2 10 assembly concerning the development and operation of the
2 11 midwest regional rail system and the state's passenger rail
2 12 service.
2 13 Sec. 3. Section 328.35, subsection 1, Code 1999, is
2 14 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
2 15 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. An aircraft which is displayed in a
2 16 museum.
2 17 Sec. 4. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR PASSENGER
2 18 RAIL SERVICE. It is the intent of the general assembly that
2 19 moneys directed to be deposited in the road use tax fund under
2 20 section 312.1 shall not be used for loans, grants, or other
2 21 financial assistance for passenger rail service.
2 22
2 23
2 24
2 25 BRENT SIEGRIST
2 26 Speaker of the House
2 27
2 28
2 29
2 30 MARY E. KRAMER
2 31 President of the Senate
2 32
2 33 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
2 34 is known as House File 2477, Seventy-eighth General Assembly.
2 35
3 1
3 2
3 3 ELIZABETH ISAACSON
3 4 Chief Clerk of the House
3 5 Approved , 2000
3 6
3 7
3 8
3 9 THOMAS J. VILSACK
3 10 Governor
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