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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 or identified as eligible 1 28 for such status by the state historic preservation officer, as 1 29 provided in section 321.253A. The rules shall include but are 1 30 not limited to the following: 1 31 Sec. 2. Section 321.253A, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 32 follows: 1 33 321.253A DIRECTIONAL SIGNSRELATING TOFOR CERTAIN 1 34 HISTORIC SITESON LAND OWNED OR MANAGED BY STATE AGENCIES. 1 35 1. The department shall place and maintain directional 2 1 signs upon primary highways which provide information about 2 2 historic sites which are located on land owned or managed by 2 3 an agency as defined in section 17A.2 or historic sites which 2 4 are listed on the national register of historic places or 2 5 identified as eligible for such status by the state historic 2 6 preservation officer upon request of an entity in control of 2 7 the historic site. The costs of a sign requested by an entity 2 8 in control of a historic site listed on the national register 2 9 of historic places or identified as eligible for such status 2 10 by the state historic preservation officer, including costs of 2 11 erecting and maintaining the sign, shall be paid by the entity 2 12 requesting the sign. The signs shall conform to the manual of 2 13 uniform traffic devices. However, the directional signs are 2 14 not subject to requirements applicable to tourist-oriented 2 15 directional signs. 2 16 2. Upon request by a city or county in which a historic 2 17 site is located on land owned or managed by an agency, the 2 18 department shall distribute a directional sign as provided in 2 19 this section to the city or county for erection upon roads or 2 20 streets within their jurisdictions. A city, county, or other 2 21 local authority may request the department to distribute a 2 22 directional sign as provided in this section on behalf of an 2 23 entity in control of a historic site listed on the national 2 24 register of historic places, or identified as eligible for 2 25 such status by the state historic preservation officer, for 2 26 erection upon roads or streets within their jurisdictions. 2 27 The costs of a sign so requested by a local authority on 2 28 behalf of an entity shall be paid by the local authority 2 29 requesting the sign or the entity in control of the historic 2 30 site. 2 31 3. The location of the historic site shall be memorialized 2 32 on transportation maps of the state published under the 2 33 direction of the department and generally made available to 2 34 the public. However, if it is not reasonable and feasible to 2 35 display specific historic sites on the state transportation 3 1 map, the department shall consult with the agency or entity 3 2 managing the historic site. 3 3 4. The department shall not erect, maintain, or distribute 3 4 a directional sign or include on a transportation map 3 5 information about a historic site located on land owned or 3 6 managed by an agency or entity if the department receives an 3 7 objection by the agency or entity. 3 8 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 321.253C DIRECTIONAL SIGNS RELATING 3 9 TO NONPROFIT HOSPITALS. 3 10 1. The department shall place and maintain directional 3 11 signs upon primary highways which provide information about 3 12 nonprofit hospitals licensed under chapter 135B upon request 3 13 of such a nonprofit hospital. The signs shall conform to the 3 14 manual of uniform traffic devices. 3 15 2. Upon request by a city or county in which a nonprofit 3 16 hospital licensed under chapter 135B is located, the 3 17 department shall distribute a directional sign as provided in 3 18 this section to the city or county for erection upon roads or 3 19 streets within their jurisdictions. 3 20 3. The department shall not erect, maintain, or distribute 3 21 a directional sign about a nonprofit hospital licensed under 3 22 chapter 135B if the department receives an objection from the 3 23 nonprofit hospital. 3 24 SF 339 3 25 nh/cc/26
Text: SF00338 Text: SF00340 Text: SF00300 - SF00399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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