CHAPTER 162
BRIDGE SAFETY FUND
761—162.1(83GA,SF376) Purpose and source of funds. This chapter implements 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 376, section 34, which creates a bridge safety fund. 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 376, section 13, subsection 6, appropriates $50 million to the department from tax-exempt revenue bonds to be used for infrastructure projects relating to functionally obsolete and structurally deficient bridges on the state's primary road system.
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761—162.2(83GA,SF376) Definitions.
“Functionally obsolete” means the classification of a highway structure indicating one or more geometric features of the structure are below the standard required for current traffic. The classification is based on criteria established by the Federal Highway Administration in the “Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges.”
“Primary road system” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 306.3.
“Structurally deficient” means the classification of a highway structure indicating one or more elements of the structure are in need of monitoring or repair. The classification is based on criteria established by the Federal Highway Administration in the “Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges.”
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761—162.3(83GA,SF376) General information.
	162.3(1) Information regarding this chapter is available from the Office of Bridges and Structures, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010; telephone (515)239-1564.
	162.3(2) The publication entitled “Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges,” December 1995, may be obtained from the office of bridges and structures or is available on the Internet at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/mtguide.pdf.
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761—162.4(83GA,SF376) Eligibility.
	162.4(1) In order for a bridge to be eligible for funding under this chapter, it must:
	a. 	Be on the state's primary road system as defined in rule 761—162.2(83GA,SF376).
	b. 	Be either functionally obsolete or structurally deficient as defined in rule 761—162.2(83GA,SF376).
	c. 	Be able to be developed, designed, constructed, completed and paid for within the prescribed time frames of 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 376.
	162.4(2) The aggregate estimated cost of the projects must fall within the $50 million that was appropriated to the bridge safety fund in 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 376.
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These rules are intended to implement 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 376, section 34.
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