H-8319

   Amend House File 2579 as follows:
   1.  Page 15, after line 3 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY ALTERNATIVE FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE —— REPORT.
   1.  The department of transportation shall establish a Des Moines area regional transit authority alternative funding advisory committee to study the most effective and efficient methods to increase funding for the Des Moines area regional transit authority that are alternative to an increase in property taxes.
   2.  The committee shall consist of five voting members and four ex officio, nonvoting members.
   a.  The voting members of the committee shall be composed of all of the following:
   (1)  The director of the department of transportation or a designee.
   (2)  The director of the department of revenue or a designee.
   (3)  A Polk county supervisor appointed by the governor.
   (4)  A member of a city council of a city in Polk county in which the Des Moines area regional transit authority operates, appointed by the governor.
   (5)  A representative of the Des Moines area regional transit authority appointed by the Des Moines area regional transit authority.
   b.  The ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee shall be two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one by the minority leader of the house of representatives, and two state senators, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the minority leader of the senate.
   3.  Staffing services shall be provided by the department of transportation in coordination with the department of revenue.
   4.  The committee shall submit a report containing its findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before December 15, 2022.
   5.  This section is repealed January 1, 2023.>
   2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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GOBBLE of Polk