House File 2086 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  GRANZOW


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act establishing a new bicycle user fee and making an
  2    appropriation.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5856YH 82
  5 dea/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 465B.4, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Fees collected from the sale of new
  1  4 bicycles under section 465B.5 for the purpose of bicycle trail
  1  5 maintenance.
  1  6    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  465B.5  NEW BICYCLE USER FEE.
  1  7    1.  A fee of five dollars is imposed on the sale of every
  1  8 new bicycle, other than a device which is designed and
  1  9 intended by the manufacturer for use by a child under twelve
  1 10 years of age, sold in this state by a retailer.  The fee shall
  1 11 be paid to the retailer at the time of purchase of the
  1 12 bicycle.  The retailer shall remit monthly to the department
  1 13 such fees collected during the previous month.
  1 14    2.  Fees collected under this section are appropriated to
  1 15 the department to be used statewide for maintenance projects
  1 16 on recreational trails designed for bicycle use.
  1 17    3.  For purposes of this section, the following definitions
  1 18 apply:
  1 19    a.  "Bicycle" means the same as defined in section 321.1,
  1 20 subsection 40.
  1 21    b.  "Department" means the state department of
  1 22 transportation.
  1 23    c.  "Retailer" means a person who sells new bicycles
  1 24 directly to consumers in this state.
  1 25    4.  The department shall adopt rules as necessary to
  1 26 accomplish the purposes of this section.
  1 27                           EXPLANATION
  1 28    This bill imposes a user fee of $5 on new bicycles
  1 29 purchased in this state.  The fee is to be paid by the
  1 30 purchaser to the retailer at the time of purchase.  Retailers
  1 31 are required to remit fees collected on a monthly basis to the
  1 32 department of transportation.  The fees are to be used for
  1 33 bicycle trail maintenance projects statewide.
  1 34    The bill exempts bicycles intended by the manufacturer for
  1 35 use by children under 12 years of age from the user fee
  2  1 requirement.
  2  2 LSB 5856YH 82
  2  3 dea/nh/8