House Amendment 1774
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 822, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 21 the
1 4 following:
1 5 <j. For the state's share of support in
1 6 conjunction with the city of Des Moines and local area
1 7 businesses to provide a free shuttle service to the
1 8 citizens of Iowa that includes transportation between
1 9 the capitol complex and the downtown Des Moines area,
1 10 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 6, paragraph
1 11 "c":
1 12 .................................................. $ 200,000
1 13 Details for the shuttle service, including the
1 14 route to be served, shall be determined pursuant to an
1 15 agreement to be entered into by the department with
1 16 the Des Moines area regional transit authority (DART)
1 17 and any other participating entities.
1 18 Of the amount appropriated in this lettered
1 19 paragraph, up to $50,000 shall be used to encourage
1 20 state employees to utilize transit services provided
1 21 by the Des Moines area regional transit authority.>
1 22 #2. Page 8, by inserting after line 10, the
1 23 following:
1 24 <Of the amount appropriated in this lettered
1 25 paragraph, $1,000,000 shall be allocated for the
1 26 replacement of a railroad bridge over the Cedar river
1 27 in a city with a population between sixty=eight
1 28 thousand five hundred and sixty=nine thousand.>
1 29 #3. Page 8, by striking lines 17 through 34 and
1 30 inserting the following:
1 31 <f. To assist local governments to rebuild and
1 32 repair local roads, notwithstanding section 8.57,
1 33 subsection 6, paragraph "c":
1 34 .................................................. $ 14,750,000
1 35 Fifty percent of the amount appropriated in this
1 36 lettered paragraph shall be deposited into the street
1 37 construction fund of the cities and fifty percent
1 38 shall be deposited into the secondary road fund of the
1 39 counties, to be used for construction, reconstruction,
1 40 repair, and maintenance of city roads or secondary
1 41 roads. The moneys allocated to such funds shall be
1 42 expended within two years. The department shall, in
1 43 cooperation with the cities and counties, provide a
1 44 report to the legislative services agency regarding
1 45 the projects funded by this appropriation by January
1 46 15 each year until the projects are completed.>
1 47 #4. By striking page 10, line 31, through page 11,
1 48 line 14, and inserting the following:
1 49 <b. To assist local governments to rebuild and
1 50 repair local roads, notwithstanding section 8.57,
2 1 subsection 6, paragraph "c":
2 2 .................................................. $ 24,700,000
2 3 Fifty percent of the amount appropriated in this
2 4 lettered paragraph shall be deposited into the street
2 5 construction fund of the cities and fifty percent
2 6 shall be deposited into the secondary road fund of the
2 7 counties, to be used for construction, reconstruction,
2 8 repair, and maintenance of city roads or secondary
2 9 roads. The moneys allocated to such funds shall be
2 10 expended within two years. The department shall, in
2 11 cooperation with the cities and counties, provide a
2 12 report to the legislative services agency regarding
2 13 the projects funded by this appropriation by January
2 14 15 each year until the projects are completed.>
2 15 #5. Page 12, line 2, by striking the word
2 16 <Notwithstanding> and inserting the following: <Sec.
2 17 ____. Notwithstanding>.
2 18 #6. Page 29, by inserting after line 29 the
2 19 following:
2 20 <Sec. . 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 376,
2 21 section 13, subsection 5, if enacted, is amended by
2 22 striking the subsection and replacing in lieu thereof,
2 23 the following:
2 24 <5. IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
2 25 COMMISSION
2 26 For broadband technology grants for the deployment
2 27 and sustainability of high=speed broadband access:
2 28 .................................................. $ 25,000,000
2 29 a. It is the intent of the general assembly that
2 30 funds appropriated under this subsection for the
2 31 deployment and sustainability of high=speed broadband
2 32 access be used to access any federal funds made
2 33 available. State and federal funds made available for
2 34 broadband deployment shall be used to promote
2 35 universal access to high=speed broadband services or
2 36 used by private providers to promote telehealth
2 37 according to federal requirements throughout the state
2 38 for the benefit of Iowans and for the sustainability
2 39 of such services.
2 40 b. (1) The utilities board created in section
2 41 474.1 and the economic development board created in
2 42 section 15.103 shall establish a joint governance
2 43 board consisting of the following members:
2 44 (a) Five voting members:
2 45 (i) One member representing counties.
2 46 (ii) One member representing cities.
2 47 (iii) One member representing the department of
2 48 education.
2 49 (iv) One member representing urban residential
2 50 users in the state.
3 1 (v) One member representing rural residential
3 2 users in the state.
3 3 (b) Four nonvoting, ex officio members
3 4 representing the general assembly:
3 5 (i) Two members appointed from the senate with one
3 6 member appointed by the majority leader of the senate
3 7 and one member appointed by the minority leader of the
3 8 senate.
3 9 (ii) Two members appointed from the house of
3 10 representatives with one member appointed by the
3 11 speaker of the house and one member appointed by the
3 12 minority leader of the house.
3 13 (2) Administrative support and planning costs
3 14 incurred for the governance board shall be provided by
3 15 the economic development board. Any necessary rules
3 16 shall be adopted by the economic development board on
3 17 behalf of the governance board.
3 18 (3) A quorum of the governance board shall be a
3 19 majority of the voting members.
3 20 c. The governance board established in paragraph
3 21 "b" shall do all of the following:
3 22 (1) Establish a comprehensive plan for the
3 23 deployment and sustainability of high=speed broadband
3 24 access in areas capable of timely implementation of
3 25 such access. The plan shall be consistent with
3 26 federal requirements established for federal funds
3 27 made available for the purposes of such projects that
3 28 may be considered by the governance board.
3 29 (2) Establish a competitive process for the
3 30 disbursement of funds made available for the
3 31 deployment and sustainability of high=speed broadband
3 32 services in the form of grants. The governance board
3 33 shall only consider applications from parties seeking
3 34 to use funds for projects that are sustainable.
3 35 (a) The board shall consider only applications
3 36 submitted by qualified private providers of high=speed
3 37 broadband services or by private providers to promote
3 38 telehealth.
3 39 (b) The board may award to any one qualified
3 40 provider a grant in an amount of up to twenty percent
3 41 of the total funds appropriated.
3 42 (c) The plan shall allow for grants to projects
3 43 that are financially feasible in areas of the state
3 44 that remain unserved or underserved consistent with
3 45 federal requirements.
3 46 (3) Provide minimum broadband capacity throughout
3 47 the area consistent with any applicable state and
3 48 federal law or guidelines. The governance board shall
3 49 ensure that the minimum broadband capacity meets any
3 50 federal requirements established with regard to the
4 1 federal funds made available in the form of grants.
4 2 (4) Demonstrate that any project undertaken and
4 3 funded by the governance board shall be economically
4 4 sustainable with no further government assistance
4 5 based upon expected revenue generation.
4 6 (5) Establish and maintain separate accounts for
4 7 the use of bond proceeds and nonbond proceeds.>>
4 8 #7. Page 29, by inserting after line 31 the
4 9 following:
4 10 <DIVISION
4 11 GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE
4 12 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as otherwise
4 13 provided in this Act, this Act, being deemed of
4 14 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.>
4 15 #8. Title page, by striking lines 5 and 6, and
4 16 inserting the following: <center, providing for
4 17 related matters, and providing>.
4 18 #9. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
4 19 and correcting internal references as necessary.
4 20 HF 822.H
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