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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 528 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO AND MAKING TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE- 1 5 RELATED APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF 1 6 TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, 1 7 INCLUDING ALLOCATION AND USE OF MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL FUND 1 8 OF THE STATE, ROAD USE TAX FUND, AND PRIMARY ROAD FUND, 1 9 PROVIDING FOR THE NONREVERSION OF CERTAIN MONEYS, AND 1 10 DISCONTINUING DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWAL BY MAIL. 1 11 1 12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 13 1 14 DIVISION I 1 15 STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1 16 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 1 17 the state to the state department of transportation for the 1 18 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, 1 19 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 1 20 be used for the purposes designated: 1 21 1. For airport engineering studies and improvement 1 22 projects as provided in chapter 328: 1 23 .................................................. $ 2,248,780 1 24 2. For the rail assistance program and to provide economic 1 25 development project funding: 1 26 .................................................. $ 600,000 1 27 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund 1 28 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year 1 29 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the 1 30 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the 1 31 purposes designated: 1 32 1. For the payment of costs associated with the production 1 33 of driver's licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 1 34 20A: 1 35 .................................................. $ 3,997,000 2 1 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated 2 2 funds remaining on June 30, 2002, from the appropriation made 2 3 in this subsection, shall not revert, but shall remain 2 4 available for subsequent fiscal years for the purposes 2 5 specified in this subsection. 2 6 2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 2 7 purposes: 2 8 a. Operations and finance: 2 9 .................................................. $ 5,119,245 2 10 b. Administrative services: 2 11 .................................................. $ 515,430 2 12 c. Planning: 2 13 .................................................. $ 462,013 2 14 d. Motor vehicles: 2 15 .................................................. $ 25,853,238 2 16 3. For payments to the department of personnel for 2 17 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf 2 18 of the state department of transportation, as required by 2 19 chapter 19A: 2 20 .................................................. $ 37,500 2 21 4. Unemployment compensation: 2 22 .................................................. $ 17,000 2 23 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying 2 24 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of 2 25 employees of the state department of transportation: 2 26 .................................................. $ 77,000 2 27 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for 2 28 indirect cost recoveries: 2 29 .................................................. $ 102,000 2 30 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 2 31 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 2 32 .................................................. $ 48,000 2 33 8. For costs associated with the county issuance of 2 34 driver's licenses: 2 35 .................................................. $ 30,000 3 1 9. For transfer to the department of public safety for 3 2 operating a system providing toll-free telephone road and 3 3 weather conditions information: 3 4 .................................................. $ 100,000 3 5 10. For membership in the North America's superhighway 3 6 corridor coalition: 3 7 .................................................. $ 50,000 3 8 11. For payment pursuant to section 307.45 to the city of 3 9 Cedar Falls for improvements to west twenty-third street 3 10 adjoining university of northern Iowa property: 3 11 .................................................. $ 157,781 3 12 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the primary road fund 3 13 to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year 3 14 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the 3 15 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 3 16 used for the purposes designated: 3 17 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 3 18 purposes and for not more than the following full-time 3 19 equivalent positions: 3 20 a. Operations and finance: 3 21 .................................................. $ 31,446,787 3 22 ............................................... FTEs 310.00 3 23 b. Administrative services: 3 24 .................................................. $ 3,166,223 3 25 ............................................... FTEs 42.00 3 26 c. Planning: 3 27 .................................................. $ 8,778,226 3 28 ............................................... FTEs 163.00 3 29 d. Highways: 3 30 .................................................. $166,180,223 3 31 ............................................... FTEs 2,782.00 3 32 Not more than $420,000, plus an allocation for salary 3 33 adjustment, shall be expended from the highway beautification 3 34 fund for salaries and benefits for not more than 9.00 FTEs. 3 35 e. Motor vehicles: 4 1 .................................................. $ 1,081,992 4 2 ............................................... FTEs 562.00 4 3 2. For deposit in the state department of transportation's 4 4 highway materials and equipment revolving fund established by 4 5 section 307.47 for funding the increased replacement cost of 4 6 equipment: 4 7 .................................................. $ 5,340,000 4 8 Not more than $3,900,000 plus an allocation for salary 4 9 adjustment, from the highway materials and equipment revolving 4 10 fund, shall be expended for salaries and benefits for not more 4 11 than 89.00 FTEs. 4 12 3. For payments to the department of personnel for 4 13 expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf 4 14 of the state department of transportation, as required by 4 15 chapter 19A: 4 16 .................................................. $ 712,500 4 17 4. Unemployment compensation: 4 18 .................................................. $ 328,000 4 19 5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying 4 20 workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of the 4 21 employees of the state department of transportation: 4 22 .................................................. $ 1,883,000 4 23 6. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations 4 24 and the central complex: 4 25 .................................................. $ 800,000 4 26 7. For payment to the general fund for indirect cost 4 27 recoveries: 4 28 .................................................. $ 748,000 4 29 8. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 4 30 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 4 31 .................................................. $ 297,000 4 32 9. For improvements to upgrade the handling of wastewater 4 33 at various field facilities throughout the state: 4 34 .................................................. $ 400,000 4 35 10. For replacement of roofs according to the department's 5 1 priority list at field facilities throughout the state: 5 2 .................................................. $ 400,000 5 3 11. For the federal Americans With Disabilities Act 5 4 accessibility improvements to department facilities throughout 5 5 the state: 5 6 .................................................. $ 200,000 5 7 12. For renovation of the first floor of the state 5 8 department of transportation administration building at the 5 9 Ames complex: 5 10 .................................................. $ 1,500,000 5 11 13. For construction of a telecommunications staging 5 12 facility at the Ames complex: 5 13 .................................................. $ 350,000 5 14 14. For replacement of the radiant heating systems in 5 15 field garage facilities throughout the state: 5 16 .................................................. $ 200,000 5 17 15. For an addition to the Cedar Rapids laboratory: 5 18 .................................................. $ 320,000 5 19 16. For replacement of exhaust systems in field garage 5 20 facilities throughout the state: 5 21 .................................................. $ 350,000 5 22 17. For tuckpointing and repair of the brick exteriors of 5 23 office buildings and field garage facilities throughout the 5 24 state: 5 25 .................................................. $ 100,000 5 26 18. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities: 5 27 .................................................. $ 351,500 5 28 19. For completion of a site utilization study at the Ames 5 29 complex: 5 30 .................................................. $ 200,000 5 31 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 5 32 subsections 9 through 19 that remain unencumbered or 5 33 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 5 34 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 5 35 designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 6 1 1, 2004. 6 2 Sec. 4. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund 6 3 to the department of general services for the fiscal year 6 4 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the 6 5 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 6 6 used for the purpose designated: 6 7 For planning and design of a state institutional road that 6 8 shall be an extension of Twelfth street south of Court avenue, 6 9 adjacent to the new judicial building in Des Moines: 6 10 .................................................. $ 34,000 6 11 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 6 12 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 6 13 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 6 14 for expenditure for the purpose designated until the close of 6 15 the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2004. 6 16 For purposes of this section, a "state institutional road" 6 17 is part of the state park, state institution, and other state 6 18 land road system, as defined in section 306.3. 6 19 DIVISION II 6 20 STATUTORY CHANGES 6 21 Sec. 5. Section 312.2, subsection 18, Code 2001, is 6 22 amended to read as follows: 6 23 18. The treasurer of state, before making the allotments 6 24 provided for in this section, shall credit annually from the 6 25 road use tax fund to the state department of transportation 6 26 the sum of six hundred fifty thousand dollars for the purpose 6 27 of providing county treasurers withdata processingautomation 6 28 and telecommunications equipment and support for vehicle 6 29 registration and titling and driver licensing. 6 30 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unobligated funds credited under 6 31 this subsection remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year shall 6 32 not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 6 33 purposes of this subsection in subsequent fiscal years. 6 34 Sec. 6. Section 315.3, subsection 3, Code 2001, is amended 6 35 to read as follows: 7 1 3. a. If the state transportation commission receives and 7 2 files a letter from the director of transportation certifying 7 3 that federal funding is not forthcoming due to the failure of 7 4 the United States Congress to pass and the president of the 7 5 United States to approve legislation providing long-term 7 6 federal transportation funding to the state of Iowa, the 7 7 commission may authorize the temporary transfer of funds from 7 8 the RISE fund to the primary road fund. Transferred funds 7 9 shall be repaid to the RISE fund within three months of 7 10 transfer. 7 11 b. If the state transportation commission receives and 7 12 files a letter from the director of transportation certifying 7 13 that the cash flow funding of the department may be inadequate 7 14 to meet anticipated road construction costs, the commission 7 15 may authorize the temporary transfer of funds from the RISE 7 16 fund to the primary road fund. Funds transferred under this 7 17 paragraph shall be repaid to the RISE fund within six months 7 18 of transfer. 7 19 c. The commission shall manage the RISE fund to ensure 7 20 that funds will be available to meet contract obligations on 7 21 approved RISE projects. 7 22 Sec. 7. Section 321.189, subsection 4, Code 2001, is 7 23 amended to read as follows: 7 24 4. SYMBOLS. Upon the request of a licensee,or a person7 25renewing the person's license by mail,the department shall 7 26 indicate on the license,or the validation document issued to7 27a person renewing by mail,the presence of a medical 7 28 condition, that the licensee is a donor under the uniform 7 29 anatomical gift law, or that the licensee has in effect a 7 30 medical advance directive. For purposes of this subsection, a 7 31 medical advance directive includes, but is not limited to, a 7 32 valid durable power of attorney for health care as defined in 7 33 section 144B.1. The license may contain such other 7 34 information as the department may require by rule. 7 35 Sec. 8. Section 321.196, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 8 1 2001, is amended to read as follows: 8 2 Except as otherwise provided, a driver's license, other 8 3 than an instruction permit, chauffeur's instruction permit, or 8 4 commercial driver's instruction permit issued under section 8 5 321.180, expires, at the option of the applicant, two or four 8 6 years from the licensee's birthday anniversary occurring in 8 7 the year of issuance if the licensee is between the ages of 8 8 seventeen years eleven months and seventy years on the date of 8 9 issuance of the license. If the licensee is under the age of 8 10 seventeen years eleven months or age seventy or over, the 8 11 license is effective for a period of two years from the 8 12 licensee's birthday anniversary occurring in the year of 8 13 issuance. Except as required in section 321.188, and except 8 14 for a motorcycle instruction permit issued in accordance with 8 15 section 321.180 or 321.180B, a driver's license is renewable 8 16 without written examination or penalty within a period of 8 17 sixty days after its expiration date and without a driving 8 18 test within a period of one year after its expiration date. A 8 19 person shall not be considered to be driving with an invalid 8 20 license during a period of sixty days following the license 8 21 expiration date. However, for a license renewed within the 8 22 sixty-day period, the date of issuance shall be considered to 8 23 be the previous birthday anniversary on which it expired. 8 24 Applicants whose licenses are restricted due to vision or 8 25 other physical deficiencies may be required to renew their 8 26 licenses every two years. For the purposes of this section, 8 27 the birthday anniversary of a person born on February 29 shall 8 28 be deemed to occur on March 1. The department in its 8 29 discretion may authorize the renewal of a valid driver's 8 30 license other than a commercial driver's license upon 8 31 application without an examination provided that the applicant 8 32 satisfactorily passes a vision test as prescribed by the 8 33 department,or files a vision report in accordance with 8 34 section 321.186A which shows that the applicant's visual 8 35 acuity level meets or exceeds those required by the 9 1 department, or is eligible for renewal by mail pursuant to9 2rules adopted by the department. The department may assess an9 3applicant a fee of no more than two dollars for administration9 4and mailing expenses for providing for renewal of the9 5applicant's driver's license by mail. 9 6 9 7 9 8 9 9 MARY E. KRAMER 9 10 President of the Senate 9 11 9 12 9 13 9 14 BRENT SIEGRIST 9 15 Speaker of the House 9 16 9 17 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 9 18 is known as Senate File 528, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 9 19 9 20 9 21 9 22 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL 9 23 Secretary of the Senate 9 24 Approved , 2001 9 25 9 26 9 27 9 28 THOMAS J. VILSACK 9 29 Governor
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