Senate File 101 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY BOLKCOM
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act creating a bicycle traffic safety fund and a special
2 share=the=road motor vehicle registration plate, establishing
3 fees, and making an appropriation.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 307.38 BICYCLE TRAFFIC SAFETY
1 2 FUND.
1 3 A bicycle traffic safety fund is created in the state
1 4 treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall
1 5 consist of moneys allocated to the fund by the treasurer of
1 6 state from the sale of special "share=the=road" motor vehicle
1 7 registration plates pursuant to section 321.34, moneys
1 8 appropriated by the general assembly, and any other moneys
1 9 received from public or private sources. Moneys in the fund
1 10 are appropriated to the department to be used for initiatives
1 11 and signage aimed at educating bicyclists and motorists about
1 12 bicycle safety issues, including but not limited to sharing
1 13 the use of the roadway.
1 14 Sec. 2. Section 321.34, Code 2007, is amended by adding
1 15 the following new subsection:
1 16 NEW SUBSECTION. 24. SHARE=THE=ROAD PLATES.
1 17 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the
1 18 director may issue "share=the=road" plates to the owner of a
1 19 motor vehicle referred to in subsection 12.
1 20 b. The emblem for share=the=road plates shall be designed
1 21 by the department and shall include an image of a bicycle.
1 22 c. The special fee for letter number designated share=
1 23 the=road plates is forty=five dollars. The fee for
1 24 personalized share=the=road plates is twenty=five dollars
1 25 which shall be paid in addition to the special share=the=road
1 26 fee of forty=five dollars. The fees collected by the director
1 27 under this subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer
1 28 of state and credited to the road use tax fund.
1 29 Notwithstanding section 423.43, and prior to the crediting of
1 30 revenues to the road use tax fund under section 423.43,
1 31 subsection 1, paragraph "b", the treasurer of state shall
1 32 credit monthly from those revenues to the bicycle traffic
1 33 safety fund created in section 307.38 the amount of the
1 34 special share=the=road fees collected in the previous month
1 35 for the share=the=road plates.
2 1 d. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the
2 2 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to
2 3 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the
2 4 special registration plates in the same manner as regular
2 5 registration plates are validated under this section. The
2 6 annual special share=the=road fee for letter number designated
2 7 plates is twenty=five dollars, which shall be paid in addition
2 8 to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for
2 9 personalized share=the=road plates is five dollars, which
2 10 shall be paid in addition to the annual special share=the=road
2 11 fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual
2 12 special share=the=road fee shall be credited as provided under
2 13 paragraph "c".
2 14 EXPLANATION
2 15 This bill establishes a special "share=the=road" motor
2 16 vehicle registration plate, which is to be designed by the
2 17 department of transportation and feature an emblem with an
2 18 image of a bicycle. The special share=the=road fee for
2 19 initial issuance of the plate is $45 for letter number
2 20 designated plates. A fee of $25 is required for a
2 21 personalized plate in addition to the special fee. The
2 22 special share=the=road annual renewal fee is $25 in addition
2 23 to the regular annual registration fee. A $5 fee applies for
2 24 renewal of personalized plates in addition to the special fee
2 25 and the regular annual renewal fee.
2 26 The bill creates a bicycle traffic safety fund in the state
2 27 treasury to be administered by the department of
2 28 transportation. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the
2 29 department to fund bicycle safety initiatives for both
2 30 bicyclists and motorists and to provide signage. The special
2 31 fees from issuance and renewal of share=the=road registration
2 32 plates are credited to the fund.
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