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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.252, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 1 2 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 The department shall establish, by rule, in cooperation 1 4 with a tourist signing committee, the standards for tourist- 1 5 oriented directional signs and shall annually review the list 1 6 of attractions for which signing is in place. The rules shall 1 7 conform to national standards for tourist-oriented directional 1 8 signs adopted under 23 U.S.C. } 131(q) and to the manual of 1 9 uniform traffic control devices. The tourist signing 1 10 committee shall be made up of the directors or their designees 1 11 of the departments of economic development, agriculture and 1 12 land stewardship, natural resources, cultural affairs, and 1 13 transportation, the chairperson or the chairperson's designee 1 14 of the Iowa travel council, and a member of the outdoor 1 15 advertising association of Iowa. The director or the 1 16 director's designee of the department of economic development 1 17 shall be the chairperson of the committee. The department of 1 18 transportation shall be responsible for calling and setting 1 19 the date of the meetings of the committee which meetings shall 1 20 be based upon the amount of activity relating to signs. 1 21 However, the committee shall meet at least once a month. 1 22 However, a tourist attraction is not subject to a minimum 1 23 number of visitors annually to qualify for tourist-oriented 1 24 directional signing. The rules shall not be applicable to 1 25 directional signs relating to historic sites on land owned or 1 26 managed by state agencies or historic sites listed on the 1 27 national register of historic places, as provided in section 1 28 321.253A. The rules shall include but are not limited to the 1 29 following: 1 30 Sec. 2. Section 321.253A, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 31 follows: 1 32 321.253A DIRECTIONAL SIGNSRELATING TOFOR CERTAIN 1 33 HISTORIC SITESON LAND OWNED OR MANAGED BY STATE AGENCIES. 1 34 1. The department shall place and maintain directional 1 35 signs upon primary highways which provide information about 2 1 historic sites which are located on land owned or managed by 2 2 an agency as defined in section 17A.2 or historic sites which 2 3 are listed on the national register of historic places upon 2 4 request of an entity in control of the historic site. The 2 5 costs of a sign requested by an entity in control of a 2 6 historic site listed on the national register of historic 2 7 places, including costs of erecting and maintaining the sign, 2 8 shall be paid by the entity requesting the sign. The signs 2 9 shall conform to the manual of uniform traffic devices. 2 10 However, the directional signs are not subject to requirements 2 11 applicable to tourist-oriented directional signs. 2 12 2. Upon request by a city or county in which a historic 2 13 site is located on land owned or managed by an agency, the 2 14 department shall distribute a directional sign as provided in 2 15 this section to the city or county for erection upon roads or 2 16 streets within their jurisdictions. A city, county, or other 2 17 local authority may request the department to distribute a 2 18 directional sign as provided in this section on behalf of an 2 19 entity in control of a historic site listed on the national 2 20 register of historic places for erection upon roads or streets 2 21 within their jurisdictions. The costs of a sign so requested 2 22 by a local authority on behalf of an entity shall be paid by 2 23 the local authority requesting the sign or the entity in 2 24 control of the historic site. 2 25 3. The location of the historic site shall be memorialized 2 26 on transportation maps of the state published under the 2 27 direction of the department and generally made available to 2 28 the public. However, if it is not reasonable and feasible to 2 29 display specific historic sites on the state transportation 2 30 map, the department shall consult with the agency or entity 2 31 managing the historic site. 2 32 4. The department shall not erect, maintain, or distribute 2 33 a directional sign or include on a transportation map 2 34 information about a historic site located on land owned or 2 35 managed by an agency or entity if the department receives an 3 1 objection by the agency or entity. 3 2 EXPLANATION 3 3 This bill amends Code section 321.253A to require the state 3 4 department of transportation to place and maintain directional 3 5 signs upon primary highways which provide information about 3 6 historic sites which are listed on the national register of 3 7 historic places upon request of an entity in control of the 3 8 historic site. The costs of a sign requested by an entity in 3 9 control of a historic site listed on the national register of 3 10 historic places, including costs of erecting and maintaining 3 11 the sign, shall be paid by the entity requesting the sign. 3 12 The signs shall conform to the department's manual of uniform 3 13 traffic-control devices and are not subject to requirements 3 14 applicable to tourist-oriented directional signs. 3 15 Code section 321.253A currently requires the department to 3 16 place such signs for historic sites which are located on land 3 17 owned or managed by certain state agencies. 3 18 The bill also provides that a city, county, or other local 3 19 authority may request the department to distribute a 3 20 directional sign as provided in this section on behalf of an 3 21 entity in control of a historic site listed on the national 3 22 register of historic places for erection upon roads or streets 3 23 within their jurisdictions. The costs of a sign so requested 3 24 by a local authority on behalf of an entity shall be paid by 3 25 the local authority requesting the sign or the entity in 3 26 control of the historic site. 3 27 Code section 321.253A currently provides that upon request 3 28 of a city or county in which a historic site is located on 3 29 land owned or managed by an agency, the department shall 3 30 distribute a directional sign to the city or county for 3 31 erection upon roads or streets within their jurisdictions. 3 32 LSB 2529SS 78 3 33 nh/jw/5
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