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: 5 TLSB 2143SS 82 6 dea/es/88 PAG LIN 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. 2 33 LSB 2143SS 82 2 34 dea:nh/es/88