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1 2 SENATE FILE 424
1 3
1 4 AN ACT
1 5 RELATING TO AND MAKING TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE-
1 6 RELATED APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
1 7 TION, INCLUDING ALLOCATION AND USE OF MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL
1 8 FUND OF THE STATE, ROAD USE TAX FUND, AND PRIMARY ROAD FUND,
1 9 PROVIDING FOR A COMMERCIAL TRUCK PARKING STUDY, AND PROVIDING
1 10 FOR THE NONREVERSION OF CERTAIN MONEYS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1 11
1 12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 13
1 14 STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1 15 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of
1 16 the state to the state department of transportation for the
1 17 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000,
1 18 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
1 19 be used for the purposes designated:
1 20 1. a. For providing assistance for the restoration,
1 21 conservation, improvement, and construction of railroad main
1 22 lines, branch lines, switching yards, and sidings as required
1 23 in section 327H.18, for use by the Iowa railway finance
1 24 authority as provided in chapter 327I:
1 25 ................................................. $ 1,424,672
1 26 If loan repayments received by the Iowa railway finance
1 27 authority for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, exceed the
1 28 amount appropriated in this paragraph, the amount appropriated
1 29 shall be increased to equal the amount of the loan repayments
1 30 received.
1 31 b. For airport engineering studies and improvement
1 32 projects as provided in chapter 328:
1 33 ................................................. $ 2,475,000
1 34 c. For transfer to the Iowa civil air patrol:
1 35 ................................................. $ 25,000
2 1 2. For planning and programming, for salaries, support,
2 2 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
2 3 ................................................. $ 203,085
2 4 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund
2 5 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year
2 6 beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, the
2 7 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the
2 8 purposes designated:
2 9 1. For the payment of costs associated with the production
2 10 of driver's licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection
2 11 20A:
2 12 ................................................. $ 2,069,000
2 13 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated
2 14 funds remaining on June 30, 2000, from the appropriation made
2 15 in this subsection, shall not revert, but shall remain
2 16 available for the following fiscal years for the purposes
2 17 specified in this subsection.
2 18 2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
2 19 purposes:
2 20 a. Operations and finance:
2 21 ................................................. $ 5,003,366
2 22 The division of information technology services in the
2 23 department of general services shall submit a report to the
2 24 legislative fiscal bureau and the joint appropriations
2 25 subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, and capitals
2 26 of the general assembly concerning the use of any moneys paid
2 27 to the division from moneys appropriated to the operations and
2 28 finance division of the state department of transportation.
2 29 The report shall be submitted by January 1, 2000, and shall
2 30 include an itemized accounting of how the moneys so paid to
2 31 the division were used to benefit transportation in the state.
2 32 b. Administrative services:
2 33 ................................................. $ 915,806
2 34 c. Planning and programming:
2 35 ................................................. $ 487,247
3 1 d. Motor vehicles:
3 2 ................................................. $ 24,844,723
3 3 3. For payments to the department of personnel for
3 4 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf
3 5 of the state department of transportation, as required by
3 6 chapter 19A:
3 7 .................................................. $ 35,000
3 8 4. Unemployment compensation:
3 9 .................................................. $ 17,000
3 10 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying
3 11 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of
3 12 employees of the state department of transportation:
3 13 .................................................. $ 77,000
3 14 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for
3 15 indirect cost recoveries:
3 16 .................................................. $ 68,000
3 17 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
3 18 expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
3 19 .................................................. $ 38,920
3 20 8. For transfer to the department of public safety for
3 21 operating a system providing toll-free telephone road and
3 22 weather conditions information:
3 23 .................................................. $ 100,000
3 24 9. For improvements to the scale facility in Clarke
3 25 county:
3 26 .................................................. $ 550,000
3 27 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
3 28 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
3 29 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
3 30 available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the
3 31 close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2002.
3 32 10. For up to the following amount for membership in the
3 33 North America's superhighway corridor coalition:
3 34 .................................................. $ 50,000
3 35 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the primary road fund
4 1 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year
4 2 beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, the
4 3 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
4 4 used for the purposes designated:
4 5 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
4 6 purposes and the following full-time equivalent positions:
4 7 a. Operations and finance:
4 8 .................................................. $ 30,734,963
4 9 ............................................... FTEs 279.00
4 10 b. Administrative services:
4 11 .................................................. $ 5,625,674
4 12 ............................................... FTEs 95.50
4 13 c. Planning and programming:
4 14 .................................................. $ 9,248,580
4 15 ............................................... FTEs 183.00
4 16 d. Project development:
4 17 .................................................. $ 57,822,358
4 18 ............................................... FTEs 1,128.00
4 19 Not more than $317,000, plus an allocation for salary
4 20 adjustment, shall be expended from the highway beautification
4 21 fund for salaries and benefits for not more than 9.00 FTEs.
4 22 e. Maintenance:
4 23 .................................................. $103,600,007
4 24 .............................................. FTEs 1,584.00
4 25 f. Motor vehicles:
4 26 .................................................. $ 978,476
4 27 ............................................... FTEs 564.00
4 28 2. For deposit in the state department of transportation's
4 29 highway materials and equipment revolving fund established by
4 30 section 307.47 for funding the increased replacement cost of
4 31 equipment:
4 32 .................................................. $ 4,939,000
4 33 Not more than $3,510,000 plus an allocation for salary
4 34 adjustment, from the highway materials and equipment revolving
4 35 fund, shall be expended for salaries and benefits for not more
5 1 than 89.00 FTEs.
5 2 3. For payments to the department of personnel for
5 3 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf
5 4 of the state department of transportation, as required by
5 5 chapter 19A:
5 6 .................................................. $ 665,000
5 7 4. Unemployment compensation:
5 8 .................................................. $ 328,000
5 9 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying
5 10 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of the
5 11 employees of the state department of transportation:
5 12 .................................................. $ 1,463,000
5 13 6. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations
5 14 and the central complex:
5 15 .................................................. $ 1,000,000
5 16 7. For payment to the general fund for indirect cost
5 17 recoveries:
5 18 .................................................. $ 532,000
5 19 8. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
5 20 expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
5 21 .................................................. $ 239,080
5 22 9. For improvements to upgrade the handling of wastewater
5 23 at various field facilities throughout the state:
5 24 .................................................. $ 400,000
5 25 10. For replacement of roofs according to the department's
5 26 priority list at field facilities throughout the state:
5 27 .................................................. $ 300,000
5 28 11. For planning, design, and construction of field garage
5 29 facilities throughout the state:
5 30 .................................................. $ 1,050,000
5 31 The state department of transportation may use up to
5 32 $800,000 of the funds appropriated in this subsection for the
5 33 completion of a joint maintenance garage construction project.
5 34 The department shall enter into the necessary chapter 28E
5 35 agreements with participating local jurisdictions to implement
6 1 the project.
6 2 12. For the federal Americans With Disabilities Act
6 3 accessibility improvements to department facilities throughout
6 4 the state:
6 5 .................................................. $ 200,000
6 6 13. For remodeling the third floor of the administration
6 7 building in Ames, including the removal of asbestos and the
6 8 replacement of HVAC and electrical systems:
6 9 .................................................. $ 1,350,000
6 10 14. For replacement of the radiant heating systems in
6 11 field garage facilities throughout the state:
6 12 .................................................. $ 200,000
6 13 15. For tuckpointing and repair of the brick exteriors of
6 14 office buildings and field garage facilities throughout the
6 15 state:
6 16 .................................................. $ 100,000
6 17 16. For roof repairs to department facilities in Ames:
6 18 .................................................. $ 400,000
6 19 17. For assistance in purchasing biodegradable hydraulic
6 20 fluids manufactured from soybeans pursuant to sections 18.22
6 21 and 307.21:
6 22 .................................................. $ 15,000
6 23 18. For assistance in purchasing biodiesel fuel for use in
6 24 heavy-duty fleet vehicles of the department:
6 25 .................................................. $ 20,000
6 26 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
6 27 subsections 9 through 18 that remain unencumbered or
6 28 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
6 29 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
6 30 designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July
6 31 1, 2001.
6 32 Sec. 4. Section 321.11, Code 1999, is amended by adding
6 33 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
6 34 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The department shall not sell
6 35 personal information which is in the form of a person's
7 1 photograph or digital image or a digital reproduction of a
7 2 person's photograph, regardless of whether an individual has
7 3 elected to prohibit disclosure of the information to the
7 4 general public. This paragraph does not prohibit the
7 5 department from collecting reasonable fees for copies of
7 6 records or other services provided pursuant to section 22.3,
7 7 321.10, or 622.46.
7 8 Sec. 5. HOURS OF SERVICE – STUDY. The state department
7 9 of transportation shall conduct a study concerning hours of
7 10 service for drivers of vehicles operated for hire and designed
7 11 to transport more than six persons, including the driver. The
7 12 study shall not include hours of service for drivers of
7 13 vehicles offered to the public for hire that are used
7 14 principally in intracity operation and that are regulated by
7 15 local authorities pursuant to section 321.236. The department
7 16 shall report the findings of the study and make
7 17 recommendations regarding such findings to the general
7 18 assembly by January 1, 2000.
7 19 Sec. 6. 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1212, section 2,
7 20 subsection 10, is amended to read as follows:
7 21 10. For improvements to scale facility in Fremont county:
7 22 .................................................. $ 550,000
7 23 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
7 24 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
7 25 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
7 26 available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the
7 27 close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2001.
7 28 Sec. 7. ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM DANGERS – STUDY. The
7 29 state department of transportation shall conduct a study
7 30 regarding the possible dangers of eligible activities which
7 31 may be conducted by sponsors of the adopt-a-highway program
7 32 and regarding measures which could prevent or minimize harm to
7 33 the environment or to an individual participating in such
7 34 activities. The department shall submit a report on the
7 35 results of the study to the general assembly by January 1,
8 1 2000.
8 2 Sec. 8. COMMERCIAL TRUCK PARKING – STUDY. The state
8 3 department of transportation shall, in consultation with
8 4 interested parties, review public policy issues related to the
8 5 state provision of commercial truck parking. The department
8 6 shall report its findings and recommendations to the general
8 7 assembly by January 1, 2000.
8 8 Sec. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 6 of this Act, amending
8 9 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1212, being deemed of immediate
8 10 importance, takes effect upon enactment.
8 11
8 12
8 13
8 14 MARY E. KRAMER
8 15 President of the Senate
8 16
8 17
8 18
8 19 RON J. CORBETT
8 20 Speaker of the House
8 21
8 22 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
8 23 is known as Senate File 424, Seventy-eighth General Assembly.
8 24
8 25
8 26
8 27 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
8 28 Secretary of the Senate
8 29 Approved , 1999
8 30
8 31
8 32
8 33 THOMAS J. VILSACK
8 34 Governor
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