House File 242 HOUSE FILE BY WHITEAD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing a pilot project to waive restrictions on 2 placement of traffic devices within cities. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1270HH 80 5 dea/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. PLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC DEVICES IN CITIES == 1 2 STUDY. The state department of transportation shall establish 1 3 a two=year pilot project that waives the requirements of the 1 4 "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" to allow the 1 5 placement of traffic devices along state highways within the 1 6 corporate limits of a city upon the request of such a waiver 1 7 from the department by a city council and granting of the 1 8 request. The department shall choose up to two cities in the 1 9 state that apply to the department to participate in the pilot 1 10 project. The participating cities shall bear the cost of 1 11 placing and operating the traffic devices and shall be 1 12 responsible for any liability incurred because of the traffic 1 13 devices. The department shall submit a report to the general 1 14 assembly on or before December 1, 2004, regarding the pilot 1 15 project and recommendations regarding the continuation or 1 16 expansion of the project. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill requires the state department of transportation 1 19 to establish a two=year pilot project that waives the 1 20 requirements of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 1 21 Devices" to allow up to two cities to place traffic devices 1 22 along state highways within the city limits upon request by 1 23 the city council. Cities chosen to participate in the pilot 1 24 project bear the cost of placing and operating the traffic 1 25 devices and liability incurred because of the traffic devices. 1 26 The department must submit a report to the general assembly on 1 27 or before December 1, 2004, concerning the pilot project and 1 28 recommendations concerning the continuation or expansion of 1 29 the project. 1 30 LSB 1270HH 80 1 31 dea/sh/8 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35