CHAPTER 161
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM
[Prior to 6/3/87, Transportation Department[820]—(06,Q) Ch 8]
761—161.1(307) Source of funds. Section 144 of Title 23 of the United States Code provides for the use of federal funds to replace or rehabilitate public road bridges that are unsafe because of structural deficiencies, physical deterioration, or functional obsolescence. At least 15 percent, but not more than 35 percent, of the funds apportioned to the state shall be expended to replace or rehabilitate bridges on public roads which are not a part of a federal-aid system.
761—161.2(307) Administration of funds. The funds apportioned to the state shall be made available for obligation throughout the state on a fair and equitable basis. The department shall administer the program by dividing each fiscal year apportionment into three separate funds: one for the state; one for the counties; and one for the incorporated cities. The amount allocated to each of the three funds shall be determined by the department after consultation with county and city officials through their representative organizations. This consultation shall precede any change in allocation.
	161.2(1) The state share shall be administered and obligated by the department.
	161.2(2) The counties’ share shall be administered by the department’s office of local systems and shall be divided among the counties as determined by the department after consultation with county officials through their representative organizations.
	161.2(3) The cities’ share shall be administered by the department’s office of local systems and shall be divided among the cities as determined by the department after consultation with city officials through their representative organizations.
	161.2(4) To be eligible, the bridge must have a completed structural inventory and appraisal (SI & A) report on file with the department in accordance with National Bridge Inspection Standards, be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, and have a sufficiency rating that complies with federal requirements.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 307.44.
[Filed emergency 3/31/83—published 4/27/83, effective 4/1/83]
[Filed 5/11/87, Notice 3/11/87—published 6/3/87, effective 7/8/87]
[Filed 8/7/02, Notice 6/26/02—published 9/4/02, effective 10/9/02]