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1 1 Section 1. Section 6B.2A, Code Supplement 1999, is amended
1 2 by adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. This section shall not apply to a
1 4 condemnation of property by the state department of
1 5 transportation for right-of-way that is contiguous to an
1 6 existing road right-of-way and necessary for the maintenance,
1 7 safety improvement, or repair of the existing road.
1 8 Sec. 2. Section 6B.2B, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1999,
1 9 is amended to read as follows:
1 10 2. The acquiring agency shall provide the owner of record
1 11 of the private property with a statement of their individual
1 12 rights to be included with the notice required under section
1 13 6B.2A. The attorney general shall adopt rules pursuant to
1 14 chapter 17A prescribing a statement of rights which may be
1 15 used in substantial form by any person required to provide the
1 16 statement by this section. This subsection shall not apply to
1 17 a condemnation of property by the state department of
1 18 transportation for right-of-way that is contiguous to an
1 19 existing road right-of-way and necessary for the maintenance,
1 20 safety improvement, or repair of the existing road.
1 21 Sec. 3. Section 327J.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding
1 22 the following new subsection:
1 23 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. "Midwest regional rail system" means
1 24 the passenger rail system identified through a multistate
1 25 planning effort in cooperation with AMTRAK.
1 26 Sec. 4. Section 327J.3, subsections 2 through 4, Code
1 27 1999, are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in
1 28 lieu thereof the following:
1 29 2. The director may enter into agreements with AMTRAK and
1 30 other states associated with the midwest regional rail system
1 31 for the purpose of developing a rail passenger system serving
1 32 the midwest, including service from Chicago, Illinois, to
1 33 Omaha, Nebraska, through Iowa. The agreements may include any
1 34 of the following:
1 35 a. Cost-sharing agreements associated with initiating
2 1 service, capital costs, operating subsidies, and other costs
2 2 necessary to develop and maintain service.
2 3 b. Joint powers agreements and other institutional
2 4 arrangements associated with the administration, management,
2 5 and operation of a midwest regional rail system.
2 6 3. The director shall enter into discussions with members
2 7 of Iowa's congressional delegation to foster rail passenger
2 8 service in this state and the midwest and to maximize the
2 9 level of federal funding for the service, including funding
2 10 for the midwest regional rail system.
2 11 4. The director may provide assistance and enter into
2 12 agreements with cities along the proposed route of the midwest
2 13 regional rail system or other passenger rail system serving
2 14 the midwest to ensure that rail stations and terminals are
2 15 designed and developed in accordance with the following
2 16 objectives:
2 17 a. To meet safety and efficiency requirements outlined by
2 18 AMTRAK and the federal railroad administration.
2 19 b. To aid intermodal transportation.
2 20 c. To encourage economic development.
2 21 5. The director shall report annually to the general
2 22 assembly concerning the development and operation of the
2 23 midwest regional rail system and the state's passenger rail
2 24 service.
2 25 Sec. 5. Section 328.35, subsection 1, Code 1999, is
2 26 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
2 27 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. An aircraft which is displayed in a
2 28 museum.
2 29 Sec. 6. Section 543D.3, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code
2 30 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows:
2 31 A person who is not a certified real estate appraiser under
2 32 this chapter may appraise real estate for compensation if
2 33 certification is not required by this chapter or by federal or
2 34 state law, rule, or policy. However, an employee of the state
2 35 department of transportation whose duties include appraisals
3 1 of property pursuant to chapter 6B must be a certified or an
3 2 associate real estate appraiser under this chapter. An
3 3 associate real estate appraiser employed by the state
3 4 department of transportation who appraises property pursuant
3 5 to chapter 6B shall be directly supervised by a supervising
3 6 appraiser who is certified in good standing.
3 7 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act,
3 8 being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon
3 9 enactment.
3 10 EXPLANATION
3 11 This bill makes several Code changes relating to modal
3 12 transportation and highway projects.
3 13 The bill amends Code sections 6B.2A and 6B.2B, which
3 14 require agencies acquiring property for public improvements by
3 15 condemnation to provide to the owner of the property notice of
3 16 the proposed public improvement and possible condemnation and
3 17 a statement of rights, to provide that such requirements do
3 18 not apply to condemnations of property by the state department
3 19 of transportation for right-of-way that is contiguous to an
3 20 existing road right-of-way and necessary for the maintenance,
3 21 safety improvement, or repair of the existing road. The bill
3 22 provides that these changes shall be effective upon the bill's
3 23 enactment.
3 24 The bill also defines "midwest regional rail system" as the
3 25 passenger rail system identified through a multistate planning
3 26 effort in cooperation with AMTRAK, for purposes of Code
3 27 chapter 327J, relating to passenger rail service.
3 28 Code section 327J.3, relating to administration by the
3 29 director of transportation of the passenger rail service
3 30 revolving fund and of activities related to passenger rail
3 31 service, is amended to allow the director to enter into
3 32 agreements with AMTRAK and the other states associated with
3 33 the midwest regional rail system to develop a rail passenger
3 34 system serving the midwest, including service from Chicago to
3 35 Omaha through Iowa. The agreements may include cost-sharing
4 1 arrangements for costs associated with initiating service and
4 2 other necessary costs and joint powers agreements and other
4 3 institutional arrangements associated with the administration,
4 4 management, and operation of a midwest regional rail system.
4 5 The section is also amended to require the director to enter
4 6 into discussions with Iowa's congressional delegation to
4 7 foster rail passenger service in Iowa and the midwest and to
4 8 maximize federal funding for such service. The director is
4 9 permitted to provide assistance and enter into agreements with
4 10 cities on the route of the midwest regional rail system to
4 11 ensure that rail stations and terminals are designed and
4 12 developed in accordance with certain objectives. The bill
4 13 also requires the director of transportation to report
4 14 annually to the general assembly concerning the development
4 15 and operation of the midwest regional rail system and the
4 16 state's rail passenger service.
4 17 Currently, Code section 327J.3 requires the director of
4 18 transportation to enter into various discussions with the
4 19 states of Illinois and Nebraska, AMTRAK, and Iowa's
4 20 congressional delegation for the purpose of securing AMTRAK
4 21 passenger service from Chicago to Omaha using the Chicago and
4 22 northwestern transportation company railroad tracks. The Code
4 23 section also currently allows the director to provide
4 24 technical assistance to cities along the proposed AMTRAK route
4 25 to ensure that passenger facilities meeting AMTRAK
4 26 requirements are available in a timely manner and requires the
4 27 director to report regularly to the general assembly
4 28 concerning the progress of efforts to secure central Iowa
4 29 AMTRAK passenger service.
4 30 The bill also amends Code section 328.35 to exempt aircraft
4 31 displayed in museums from the aircraft registration and
4 32 registration fee requirements in Code chapter 328.
4 33 Additionally, the bill amends a provision in Code section
4 34 543D.3 currently requiring an employee of the state department
4 35 of transportation whose duties include appraisals of property
5 1 condemned pursuant to eminent domain to be a certified real
5 2 estate appraiser under Code chapter 543D, to allow such
5 3 employee to be an associate real estate appraiser if the
5 4 employee is directly supervised by a supervising appraiser who
5 5 is certified in good standing.
5 6 LSB 5334DP 78
5 7 nh/cls/14
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