House
File
2491
H-8393
Amend
House
File
2491
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
25,
after
line
5
by
inserting:
2
<
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.11A
Deer-motor
vehicle
3
collision
indemnity
fund
——
appropriation.
4
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
5
a.
“Deer-motor
vehicle
collision”
means
an
accident
that
6
occurs
on
a
roadway
when
a
deer
suddenly
enters
the
path
of
a
7
motor
vehicle
and
the
motor
vehicle
strikes
the
deer.
8
b.
“Roadway”
means
as
defined
in
section
321.1.
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2.
A
deer-motor
vehicle
collision
indemnity
fund
is
created
10
in
the
state
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
department
11
of
natural
resources.
The
indemnity
fund
shall
consist
of
12
moneys
appropriated
to
the
fund
from
the
state
fish
and
game
13
protection
fund
pursuant
to
subsection
5.
The
moneys
in
the
14
fund
shall
be
used
to
compensate
a
person
for
loss
in
the
value
15
of
the
person’s
property
due
to
property
damage
caused
by
a
16
deer-motor
vehicle
collision.
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3.
Upon
application
and
investigation,
the
department
18
shall
compensate
a
person
involved
in
a
deer-motor
vehicle
19
collision
for
property
damage
caused
by
the
collision
in
an
20
amount
not
to
exceed
one
thousand
dollars
per
collision.
If
a
21
person
involved
in
a
deer-motor
vehicle
collision
is
covered
22
by
a
motor
vehicle
policy
providing
collision
coverage,
23
the
department
shall
compensate
the
person
for
the
loss
in
24
the
value
of
the
person’s
property
only
to
the
extent
that
25
the
person
is
not
compensated
through
the
policy
due
to
the
26
deductible
or
limit
of
coverage
provisions
of
the
policy.
27
4.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
28
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
establish
application
procedures
and
29
eligibility
requirements,
and
to
provide
for
the
assessment
of
30
property
damage
caused
by
a
deer-motor
vehicle
collision.
31
5.
For
the
fiscal
year
commencing
July
1,
2018,
and
each
32
succeeding
fiscal
year,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
state
33
fish
and
game
protection
fund
to
the
deer-motor
vehicle
34
collision
indemnity
fund
an
amount
necessary
to
pay
the
state
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liability
for
property
claims
made
by
persons
pursuant
to
this
1
section
due
to
deer-motor
vehicle
collisions.
2
6.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
the
3
compensation
of
any
person
for
bodily
injury
resulting
from
4
a
deer-motor
vehicle
collision
or
to
impose
liability
on
the
5
state
for
bodily
injury
resulting
from
a
deer-motor
vehicle
6
collision.
>
7
2.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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