Senate File 201 - Introduced SENATE FILE 201 BY BERTRAND , ANDERSON , and RIELLY A BILL FOR An Act restricting the designation of certain portions of an 1 interstate highway as part of a scenic byway. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1407XS (8) 84 dea/sc
S.F. 201 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 306D.5 Scenic byway designation —— 1 limitation within cities. 2 Any portion of an interstate highway designated as a scenic 3 byway which is located within the incorporated area of a 4 city shall not be designated as part of the scenic byway, 5 except when such route within the incorporated area possesses 6 intrinsic scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, or 7 archeological features which support designation of the route 8 as a scenic byway, as determined by the governing body of the 9 city. 10 EXPLANATION 11 This bill limits the authority of the department of 12 transportation to designate certain segments of interstate 13 highways as scenic byways. Under the bill, if a portion of 14 an interstate highway designated as a scenic byway is located 15 within the corporate limits of a city, that portion of the 16 interstate highway shall not be part of the scenic byway 17 designation unless the governing body of the city determines 18 that the route through the city possesses intrinsic scenic, 19 historic, recreational, cultural, or archeological features 20 which support designation of the route as a scenic byway. 21 -1- LSB 1407XS (8) 84 dea/sc 1/ 1