Senate Study Bill 3231 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR’S BUDGET BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to and making transportation and other 1 infrastructure-related appropriations to the department of 2 transportation, including allocation and use of moneys from 3 the road use tax fund and the primary road fund. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5104XG (6) 83 dea/tm

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. ROAD USE TAX FUND. There is appropriated 1 from the road use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the 2 department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 3 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, the following amounts, or 4 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 5 designated: 6 1. For the payment of costs associated with the production 7 of driver’s licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 8 20A: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,876,000 10 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 11 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 12 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 13 for subsequent fiscal years for the purposes specified in this 14 subsection. 15 2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 16 purposes: 17 a. Operations: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,654,962 19 b. Planning: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 506,127 21 c. Motor vehicles: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,604,012 23 3. For payments to the department of administrative 24 services for utility services: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 225,000 26 4. For unemployment compensation: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,000 28 5. For payments to the department of administrative 29 services for paying workers’ compensation claims under chapter 30 85 on behalf of employees of the department of transportation: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 137,000 32 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect 33 cost recoveries: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 78,000 35 -1- LSB 5104XG (6) 83 dea/tm 1/ 6

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 1 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 67,319 3 8. For automation, telecommunications, and related costs 4 associated with the county issuance of driver’s licenses and 5 vehicle registrations and titles: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,406,000 7 9. For transfer to the department of public safety for 8 operating a system providing toll-free telephone road and 9 weather conditions information: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 11 10. For costs associated with the participation in the 12 Mississippi river parkway commission: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,000 14 11. For membership in North America’s supercorridor 15 coalition: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 17 12. For motor vehicle division field facility maintenance 18 projects at various locations: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 20 For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided 21 otherwise, moneys appropriated in this subsection that remain 22 unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert but shall remain 23 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until 24 the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the 25 end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made. 26 However, if the projects for which the appropriation was 27 made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered 28 or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same 29 fiscal year. 30 Sec. 2. PRIMARY ROAD FUND. There is appropriated from the 31 primary road fund created in section 313.3 to the department of 32 transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and 33 ending June 30, 2011, the following amounts, or so much thereof 34 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 35 -2- LSB 5104XG (6) 83 dea/tm 2/ 6

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 1 purposes: 2 a. Operations: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,951,274 4 b. Planning: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,610,960 6 c. Highways: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,565,726 8 d. Motor vehicles: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,555,005 10 2. For payments to the department of administrative 11 services for utility services: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,382,000 13 3. For unemployment compensation: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 138,000 15 4. For payments to the department of administrative 16 services for paying workers’ compensation claims under 17 chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the department of 18 transportation: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,278,000 20 5. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and 21 the central complex: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 800,000 23 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect 24 cost recoveries: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 572,000 26 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 27 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 415,181 29 8. For costs associated with producing transportation maps: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 242,000 31 9. For inventory and equipment replacement: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,250,000 33 10. For utility improvements at various locations: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 35 -3- LSB 5104XG (6) 83 dea/tm 3/ 6

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 11. For roofing projects at various locations: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 2 12. For heating, cooling, and exhaust system improvements 3 at various locations: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 5 13. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities 6 throughout the state: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 8 14. For federal Americans With Disabilities Act 9 improvements at various locations: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 120,000 11 15. For elevator upgrades at the Ames complex: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 13 16. For construction of wastewater treatment projects: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 15 For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided 16 otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 10 through 16 17 that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert 18 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 19 designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends 20 three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 21 appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects 22 for which such appropriation was made are completed in an 23 earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall 24 revert at the close of that same fiscal year. 25 Sec. 3. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. For the fiscal year 26 beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, and subject 27 to prior approval by the department of management, there is 28 appropriated from the primary road fund to the department of 29 transportation an amount sufficient to implement government 30 efficiency including full-time equivalent positions that are 31 in addition to the full-time equivalent positions otherwise 32 authorized. The moneys appropriated in this section are in 33 addition to any other appropriation made in this Act. The 34 department of management shall file a report on or before 35 -4- LSB 5104XG (6) 83 dea/tm 4/ 6

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ January 1, 2011, and on or before July 1, 2011, with the 1 legislative fiscal committee and the legislative services 2 agency on the status of any approvals given under this section. 3 EXPLANATION 4 This bill makes and limits appropriations for FY 2010-2011 5 from the road use tax fund and the primary road fund to the 6 department of transportation. 7 Appropriations from the road use tax fund include 8 appropriations for driver’s license production costs, salaries, 9 operations, planning, motor vehicles, utility services provided 10 by the department of administrative services, unemployment 11 and workers’ compensation, indirect cost recoveries, audits, 12 county issuance of driver’s licenses and vehicle registration 13 and titling, a system providing toll-free telephone road 14 and weather reports, participation in the Mississippi river 15 parkway commission, membership in North America’s supercorridor 16 coalition, and motor vehicle division field facility 17 maintenance projects. 18 Appropriations from the primary road fund include 19 appropriations for salaries, operations, planning, highways, 20 motor vehicles, utility services provided by the department 21 of administrative services, unemployment and workers’ 22 compensation, hazardous waste disposal, indirect cost 23 recoveries, audits, production of transportation maps, 24 inventory and equipment replacement, utility projects, 25 roofing projects, heating and cooling improvements, deferred 26 maintenance at field facilities, various federal Americans With 27 Disabilities Act improvements, elevator upgrades at the Ames 28 complex, and wastewater treatment projects. 29 The bill contains a conditional appropriation from 30 the primary road fund, in addition to the other amounts 31 appropriated in the bill, in an amount sufficient for 32 the department of transportation to implement government 33 efficiency, including the addition of full-time equivalent 34 positions. The availability of the additional funds is 35 -5- LSB 5104XG (6) 83 dea/tm 5/ 6

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ subject to prior approval of the department of management. The 1 department of management is required to file a report on the 2 status of such approvals with the legislative fiscal committee 3 and the legislative services agency by January 1, 2011, and 4 July 1, 2011. 5 -6- LSB 5104XG (6) 83 dea/tm 6/ 6