H.F. 2506 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 306E.1 Short title. 1 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa 2 Complete Streets Act” . 3 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 306E.2 Definitions. 4 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 5 requires: 6 1. “Agency” means the department, a regional or metropolitan 7 planning commission formed pursuant to chapter 28I, a county, 8 or a city. 9 2. “Complete street” means a roadway that accommodates all 10 users of the road including motorists, public transit users, 11 bicyclists, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities. 12 3. “Complete streets policy” means a resolution, ordinance, 13 statute, administrative rule, or statement of policy relating 14 to roads at the state, regional, or local level that ensures, 15 in all phases of highway project planning and development, 16 the adequate accommodation of all users of the road including 17 motorists, public transit users, bicyclists, and pedestrians of 18 all ages and abilities. 19 4. “Department” means the state department of 20 transportation. 21 5. “Director” means the director of transportation. 22 6. “Highway project” includes the planning, design, funding, 23 construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, maintenance, or 24 retrofitting of a highway or roadway. 25 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 306E.3 Complete streets policy —— 26 intent. 27 1. It is the intent of the general assembly that on or 28 before October 1, 2012, every agency having jurisdiction over 29 roads in the state or involved in planning for roads shall 30 develop and adopt a complete streets policy. 31 a. The policy of the department shall explicitly state 32 that all highway projects on primary roads shall ensure, in 33 all phases of project planning and development, the adequate 34 accommodation, safety, and convenience of all users of the road 35 -1- LSB 6084YH (3) 83 dea/rj 1/ 4

H.F. 2506 in accordance with complete streets principles. 1 b. The policy of an agency other than the state shall 2 explicitly state that, beginning on the effective date of 3 the policy, all highway projects on roads under the agency’s 4 jurisdiction in urban areas or within one mile of the corporate 5 limits of a city shall ensure, in all phases of project 6 planning and development, the adequate accommodation, safety, 7 and convenience of all users of the road in accordance with 8 complete streets principles. 9 2. A complete streets policy shall delineate a clear 10 procedure by which an agency may exempt a highway project from 11 the requirements of a policy adopted under subsection 1 for any 12 of the following reasons: 13 a. The project is on a road where nonmotorized travel is 14 prohibited by law. 15 b. The cost to achieve compliance with complete streets 16 policy would be excessively disproportionate to the need for or 17 probable use of the particular road as a complete street. 18 c. The director or the governing body recognizes that due 19 to very low population density or remote location, there is 20 an absence of present or future need for the development of a 21 complete street. 22 d. The purposes of the agency’s complete streets policy 23 are adequately met by a network of complete streets already in 24 place in proximity to the road on which the highway project 25 will take place, if the existing network provides a route for 26 all users of the road that reasonably substitutes for the route 27 followed by the exempt road. 28 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 306E.4 Research, technical guidance, 29 and implementation assistance. 30 1. The department shall conduct ongoing research regarding 31 complete streets to assist regional and metropolitan planning 32 commissions, counties, and cities to develop, adopt, and 33 implement complete streets policies. On or before October 1, 34 2011, the director shall prepare and make available to all 35 -2- LSB 6084YH (3) 83 dea/rj 2/ 4

H.F. 2506 regional and metropolitan planning commissions, counties, and 1 cities a report that describes the best practices by which 2 transportation agencies throughout the United States have 3 implemented complete streets principles. The director shall 4 update the report periodically as new, relevant information 5 becomes available, as determined by the department. 6 2. The department shall provide guidance to regional 7 or metropolitan planning commissions, counties, and cities 8 requesting assistance with the development or implementation 9 of a complete streets policy or the incorporation of complete 10 streets principles in community development and transportation 11 planning and highway projects. 12 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 306E.5 Complete streets fund. 13 A complete streets fund is created in the state treasury 14 under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of 15 any moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other 16 moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department 17 from the federal government or private sources for placement in 18 the fund. Section 8.33 does not apply to moneys in the fund. 19 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys 20 in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund 21 are appropriated to the department to be used to facilitate 22 complete streets projects on secondary roads and municipal 23 streets throughout the state. 24 EXPLANATION 25 This bill provides a mechanism for the implementation of 26 “complete streets” principles in highway projects undertaken 27 on Iowa roads. 28 The bill defines “complete street” as a roadway that 29 accommodates all users of the road including motorists, public 30 transit users, bicyclists, and pedestrians of all ages and 31 abilities. 32 The bill expresses the general assembly’s intent that every 33 agency having jurisdiction over roads or involved in planning 34 for roads shall develop and adopt a complete streets policy 35 -3- LSB 6084YH (3) 83 dea/rj 3/ 4

H.F. 2506 on or before October 1, 2012. Affected agencies include 1 the department of transportation, regional and metropolitan 2 planning commissions, counties, and cities. The complete 3 streets policy for the state shall apply to all highway 4 projects on primary roads, and the policies of other agencies 5 shall focus on roads in urban areas or within one mile of the 6 corporate limits of a city. All complete streets policies 7 shall contain a procedure by which an agency may exempt a 8 highway project from the agency’s complete streets policy for 9 specific reasons stated in the bill. 10 The department of transportation is directed to provide 11 guidance to local agencies and conduct ongoing research 12 regarding complete streets to assist agencies formulating 13 complete streets policies. The director of transportation 14 is required to issue by October 1, 2011, and periodically 15 update, a report describing best practices of transportation 16 agencies in other states that have implemented complete streets 17 principles. 18 The bill creates a complete streets fund for deposit of any 19 federal, state, or private moneys available for purposes of 20 complete streets. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the 21 department of transportation to be used to facilitate complete 22 streets projects on secondary roads and municipal streets. 23 -4- LSB 6084YH (3) 83 dea/rj 4/ 4