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PAG LIN 1 1 DIVISION I 1 2 STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1 3 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 1 4 the state to the state department of transportation for the 1 5 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, 1 6 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 1 7 be used for the purposes designated: 1 8 1. For airport engineering studies and improvement 1 9 projects as provided in chapter 328: 1 10 .................................................. $ 2,248,780 1 11 2. For the rail assistance program and to provide economic 1 12 development project funding: 1 13 .................................................. $ 600,000 1 14 Sec. 2. PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATION – 1 15 REDUCTION. Notwithstanding section 312.2, subsection 14, the 1 16 amount appropriated from the general fund of the state under 1 17 section 312.2, subsection 14, to the state department of 1 18 transportation for public transit assistance under chapter 1 19 324A for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 1 20 June 30, 2002, shall be reduced by $660,000. 1 21 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund 1 22 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year 1 23 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the 1 24 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the 1 25 purposes designated: 1 26 1. For the payment of costs associated with the production 1 27 of driver's licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 1 28 20A: 1 29 .................................................. $ 3,997,000 1 30 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated 1 31 funds remaining on June 30, 2002, from the appropriation made 1 32 in this subsection, shall not revert, but shall remain 1 33 available for subsequent fiscal years for the purposes 1 34 specified in this subsection. 1 35 2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 2 1 purposes: 2 2 a. Operations and finance: 2 3 .................................................. $ 5,119,245 2 4 b. Administrative services: 2 5 .................................................. $ 515,430 2 6 c. Planning: 2 7 .................................................. $ 462,013 2 8 d. Motor vehicles: 2 9 .................................................. $ 25,853,238 2 10 3. For payments to the department of personnel for 2 11 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf 2 12 of the state department of transportation, as required by 2 13 chapter 19A: 2 14 .................................................. $ 37,500 2 15 4. Unemployment compensation: 2 16 .................................................. $ 17,000 2 17 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying 2 18 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of 2 19 employees of the state department of transportation: 2 20 .................................................. $ 77,000 2 21 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for 2 22 indirect cost recoveries: 2 23 .................................................. $ 102,000 2 24 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 2 25 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 2 26 .................................................. $ 48,000 2 27 8. For costs associated with the county issuance of 2 28 driver's licenses: 2 29 .................................................. $ 30,000 2 30 9. For transfer to the department of public safety for 2 31 operating a system providing toll-free telephone road and 2 32 weather conditions information: 2 33 .................................................. $ 100,000 2 34 10. For membership in the North America's superhighway 2 35 corridor coalition: 3 1 .................................................. $ 50,000 3 2 11. For payment pursuant to section 307.45 to the city of 3 3 Cedar Falls for improvements to west twenty-third street 3 4 adjoining university of northern Iowa property: 3 5 .................................................. $ 157,781 3 6 Sec. 4. There is appropriated from the primary road fund 3 7 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year 3 8 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the 3 9 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 3 10 used for the purposes designated: 3 11 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 3 12 purposes and for not more than the following full-time 3 13 equivalent positions: 3 14 a. Operations and finance: 3 15 .................................................. $ 31,446,787 3 16 ............................................... FTEs 310.00 3 17 b. Administrative services: 3 18 .................................................. $ 3,166,223 3 19 ............................................... FTEs 42.00 3 20 c. Planning: 3 21 .................................................. $ 8,778,226 3 22 ............................................... FTEs 163.00 3 23 d. Highways: 3 24 .................................................. $166,180,223 3 25 ............................................... FTEs 2,782.00 3 26 Not more than $420,000, plus an allocation for salary 3 27 adjustment, shall be expended from the highway beautification 3 28 fund for salaries and benefits for not more than 9.0 FTEs. 3 29 e. Motor vehicles: 3 30 .................................................. $ 1,081,992 3 31 ............................................... FTEs 562.00 3 32 2. For deposit in the state department of transportation's 3 33 highway materials and equipment revolving fund established by 3 34 section 307.47 for funding the increased replacement cost of 3 35 equipment: 4 1 .................................................. $ 5,340,000 4 2 Not more than $3,900,000 plus an allocation for salary 4 3 adjustment, from the highway materials and equipment revolving 4 4 fund, shall be expended for salaries and benefits for not more 4 5 than 89.00 FTEs. 4 6 3. For payments to the department of personnel for 4 7 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf 4 8 of the state department of transportation, as required by 4 9 chapter 19A: 4 10 .................................................. $ 712,500 4 11 4. Unemployment compensation: 4 12 .................................................. $ 328,000 4 13 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying 4 14 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of the 4 15 employees of the state department of transportation: 4 16 .................................................. $ 1,883,000 4 17 6. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations 4 18 and the central complex: 4 19 .................................................. $ 800,000 4 20 7. For payment to the general fund for indirect cost 4 21 recoveries: 4 22 .................................................. $ 748,000 4 23 8. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 4 24 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 4 25 .................................................. $ 297,000 4 26 9. For improvements to upgrade the handling of wastewater 4 27 at various field facilities throughout the state: 4 28 .................................................. $ 400,000 4 29 10. For replacement of roofs according to the department's 4 30 priority list at field facilities throughout the state: 4 31 .................................................. $ 400,000 4 32 11. For the federal Americans With Disabilities Act 4 33 accessibility improvements to department facilities throughout 4 34 the state: 4 35 .................................................. $ 200,000 5 1 12. For renovation of the first floor of the state 5 2 department of transportation administration building at the 5 3 Ames complex: 5 4 .................................................. $ 1,500,000 5 5 13. For construction of a telecommunications staging 5 6 facility at the Ames complex: 5 7 .................................................. $ 350,000 5 8 14. For replacement of the radiant heating systems in 5 9 field garage facilities throughout the state: 5 10 .................................................. $ 200,000 5 11 15. For an addition to the Cedar Rapids laboratory: 5 12 .................................................. $ 320,000 5 13 16. For replacement of exhaust systems in field garage 5 14 facilities throughout the state: 5 15 .................................................. $ 350,000 5 16 17. For tuckpointing and repair of the brick exteriors of 5 17 office buildings and field garage facilities throughout the 5 18 state: 5 19 .................................................. $ 100,000 5 20 18. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities: 5 21 .................................................. $ 351,500 5 22 19. For completion of a site utilization study at the Ames 5 23 complex: 5 24 .................................................. $ 200,000 5 25 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 5 26 subsections 9 through 19 that remain unencumbered or 5 27 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 5 28 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 5 29 designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 5 30 1, 2004. 5 31 DIVISION II 5 32 STATUTORY CHANGES 5 33 Sec. 5. Section 312.2, subsection 18, Code 2001, is 5 34 amended to read as follows: 5 35 18. The treasurer of state, before making the allotments 6 1 provided for in this section, shall credit annually from the 6 2 road use tax fund to the state department of transportation 6 3 the sum of six hundred fifty thousand dollars for the purpose 6 4 of providing county treasurers withdata processingautomation 6 5 and telecommunications equipment and support for vehicle 6 6 registration and titling and driver licensing. 6 7 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unobligated funds credited under 6 8 this subsection remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year shall 6 9 not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 6 10 purposes of this subsection in subsequent fiscal years. 6 11 Sec. 6. Section 315.3, subsection 3, Code 2001, is amended 6 12 to read as follows: 6 13 3. a. If the state transportation commission receives and 6 14 files a letter from the director of transportation certifying 6 15 that federal funding is not forthcoming due to the failure of 6 16 the United States Congress to pass and the president of the 6 17 United States to approve legislation providing long-term 6 18 federal transportation funding to the state of Iowa, the 6 19 commission may authorize the temporary transfer of funds from 6 20 the RISE fund to the primary road fund. Transferred funds 6 21 shall be repaid to the RISE fund within three months of 6 22 transfer. 6 23 b. If the state transportation commission receives and 6 24 files a letter from the director of transportation certifying 6 25 that the cash flow funding of the department may be inadequate 6 26 to meet anticipated road construction costs, the commission 6 27 may authorize the temporary transfer of funds from the RISE 6 28 fund to the primary road fund. Funds transferred under this 6 29 paragraph shall be repaid to the RISE fund within six months 6 30 of transfer. 6 31 c. The commission shall manage the RISE fund to ensure 6 32 that funds will be available to meet contract obligations on 6 33 approved RISE projects. 6 34 Sec. 7. Section 321.189, subsection 4, Code 2001, is 6 35 amended to read as follows: 7 1 4. SYMBOLS. Upon the request of a licensee,or a person7 2renewing the person's license by mail,the department shall 7 3 indicate on the license,or the validation document issued to7 4a person renewing by mail,the presence of a medical 7 5 condition, that the licensee is a donor under the uniform 7 6 anatomical gift law, or that the licensee has in effect a 7 7 medical advance directive. For purposes of this subsection, a 7 8 medical advance directive includes, but is not limited to, a 7 9 valid durable power of attorney for health care as defined in 7 10 section 144B.1. The license may contain such other 7 11 information as the department may require by rule. 7 12 Sec. 8. Section 321.196, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 7 13 2001, is amended to read as follows: 7 14 Except as otherwise provided, a driver's license, other 7 15 than an instruction permit, chauffeur's instruction permit, or 7 16 commercial driver's instruction permit issued under section 7 17 321.180, expires, at the option of the applicant, two or four 7 18 years from the licensee's birthday anniversary occurring in 7 19 the year of issuance if the licensee is between the ages of 7 20 seventeen years eleven months and seventy years on the date of 7 21 issuance of the license. If the licensee is under the age of 7 22 seventeen years eleven months or age seventy or over, the 7 23 license is effective for a period of two years from the 7 24 licensee's birthday anniversary occurring in the year of 7 25 issuance. Except as required in section 321.188, and except 7 26 for a motorcycle instruction permit issued in accordance with 7 27 section 321.180 or 321.180B, a driver's license is renewable 7 28 without written examination or penalty within a period of 7 29 sixty days after its expiration date and without a driving 7 30 test within a period of one year after its expiration date. A 7 31 person shall not be considered to be driving with an invalid 7 32 license during a period of sixty days following the license 7 33 expiration date. However, for a license renewed within the 7 34 sixty-day period, the date of issuance shall be considered to 7 35 be the previous birthday anniversary on which it expired. 8 1 Applicants whose licenses are restricted due to vision or 8 2 other physical deficiencies may be required to renew their 8 3 licenses every two years. For the purposes of this section, 8 4 the birthday anniversary of a person born on February 29 shall 8 5 be deemed to occur on March 1. The department in its 8 6 discretion may authorize the renewal of a valid driver's 8 7 license other than a commercial driver's license upon 8 8 application without an examination provided that the applicant 8 9 satisfactorily passes a vision test as prescribed by the 8 10 department,or files a vision report in accordance with 8 11 section 321.186A which shows that the applicant's visual 8 12 acuity level meets or exceeds those required by the 8 13 department, or is eligible for renewal by mail pursuant to8 14rules adopted by the department. The department may assess an8 15applicant a fee of no more than two dollars for administration8 16and mailing expenses for providing for renewal of the8 17applicant's driver's license by mail. 8 18 EXPLANATION 8 19 This bill makes appropriations for the 2001-2002 fiscal 8 20 year from the general fund of the state, the road use tax 8 21 fund, and the primary road fund to the state department of 8 22 transportation. The bill also makes related Code language 8 23 changes. 8 24 The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund of the 8 25 state for the rail assistance program and to provide economic 8 26 development project funding. The bill provides that the 8 27 standing appropriation for public transit assistance from the 8 28 general fund, from moneys credited from motor vehicle use tax 8 29 receipts, shall be reduced by $660,000 for the 2001-2002 8 30 fiscal year. 8 31 Appropriations from the road use tax fund include 8 32 appropriations for driver's license production costs, 8 33 salaries, operations, administrative services, planning, motor 8 34 vehicles, unemployment and workers' compensation, county 8 35 issuance of driver's licenses, a system providing toll-free 9 1 telephone road and weather reports, and indirect cost 9 2 recoveries. 9 3 Appropriations from the primary road fund include 9 4 appropriations for salaries, operations, planning, highways, 9 5 motor vehicles, equipment, the merit system, unemployment and 9 6 workers' compensation, disposal of hazardous wastes at field 9 7 locations, indirect costs, wastewater handling, roof 9 8 replacement at field facilities, operations, and compliance 9 9 with ADA at department facilities. 9 10 The bill amends Code section 312.2 to allow the annual 9 11 allocation for county treasurers' equipment and support to be 9 12 used for automation and telecommunications equipment and 9 13 support for vehicle registration and titling and driver 9 14 licensing rather than only for date processing equipment and 9 15 support for vehicle registration and titling. 9 16 The bill amends Code section 315.3 to provide that the 9 17 state transportation commission may temporarily transfer funds 9 18 from the revitalize Iowa's sound economy (RISE) fund to the 9 19 primary road fund to meet road construction costs for which 9 20 there are inadequate funds in the primary road fund. The 9 21 transferred funds must be repaid to the RISE fund within six 9 22 months of transfer. 9 23 The bill amends Code section 321.196 to remove provisions 9 24 allowing a person to renew the person's driver's license by 9 25 mail. The bill also removes a corresponding reference in Code 9 26 section 321.189. 9 27 LSB 1109JA 79 9 28 nh/cls/14.5
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