Amend Senate File 452 as follows:
   1.  Page 25, after line 16 by inserting: 

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ROADS AND BRIDGES PROJECTS
   Sec. ___.  Section 8.55, subsection 2, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  The maximum balance of the fund is the amount equal to two and one-half percent of the adjusted revenue estimate for the fiscal year. If the amount of moneys in the Iowa economic emergency fund is equal to the maximum balance, moneys in excess of this amount shall be distributed as follows:
   a.  The first sixty million dollars of the difference between the actual net revenue for the general fund of the state for the fiscal year and the adjusted revenue estimate for the fiscal year shall be transferred to the taxpayers trust fund.
   b.  Moneys in excess of the amount transferred under paragraph “a”, up to a maximum of one hundred million dollars, shall be transferred to the critical needs road fund created under section 312B.1.
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  c.  The remainder of the excess, if any, shall be transferred to the general fund of the state.
   Sec. ___.  Section 8.58, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   8.58  Exemption from automatic application.
   1.  To the extent that moneys appropriated under section 8.57 do not result in moneys being credited to the general fund under section 8.55, subsection 2, moneys appropriated under section 8.57 and moneys contained in the cash reserve fund, rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, environment first fund, Iowa economic emergency fund, and taxpayers trust fund, and critical needs road fund shall not be considered in the application of any formula, index, or other statutory triggering mechanism which would affect appropriations, payments, or taxation rates, contrary provisions of the Code notwithstanding.
   2.  To the extent that moneys appropriated under section 8.57 do not result in moneys being credited to the general fund under section 8.55, subsection 2, moneys appropriated under section 8.57 and moneys contained in the cash reserve fund, rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, environment first fund, Iowa economic emergency fund, and taxpayers trust fund, and critical needs road fund shall not be considered by an arbitrator or in negotiations under chapter 20.
   Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  312B.1  Critical needs road fund.
   1.  A critical needs road fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department of transportation. The fund shall be separate from the general fund of the state and the balance in the fund shall not be considered part of the balance of the general fund of the state. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any revenues credited by law to the critical needs road fund. The moneys in the fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in this section. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the critical needs road fund shall be credited to the fund.
   2.  Moneys in the critical needs road fund are appropriated to the department of transportation to be used as directed by the department exclusively for the repair and maintenance of roads on the primary or secondary road system or the municipal street system, including bridges. The department shall establish guidelines to be used by the department, counties, and cities for identifying roads and bridges in critical need of repair or maintenance and for the department to use in evaluating and prioritizing state and local road projects to receive funding under this section. Counties and cities may apply for funding from the critical needs road fund by submitting to the department proposals for projects on roads under their respective jurisdictions. A qualifying proposal shall include information regarding the status and condition of the road that is the subject of the proposal, the plan for completing the project, and any other information required by the department. The department shall develop an application process for counties and cities to use for the submission of proposals for the use of funds under this section. Moneys distributed from the critical needs road fund may be used in combination with other available funding as necessary to accomplish the completion of a qualifying project and to accomplish the goal of reducing the number of Iowa roads and bridges with critical needs.>
   2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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BILL ANDERSON

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RICK BERTRAND

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MARK CHELGREN

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NANCY J. BOETTGER

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KENT SORENSON

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SANDRA H. GREINER

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DENNIS GUTH

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KEN ROZENBOOM

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BRAD ZAUN

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HUBERT HOUSER