Senate Study Bill 3175 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY JOINT APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS) (SUCCESSOR TO LSB 5121JA) A BILL FOR An Act relating to 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 5121JB (3) 84 dea/tm
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 125, section 3, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 SEC. 3. ROAD USE TAX FUND. There is appropriated from the 3 road use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the department of 4 transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and 5 ending June 30, 2013, the following amounts, or so much thereof 6 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 7 1. For the payment of costs associated with the production 8 of driver’s licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 9 20A: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,876,000 11 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 12 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 13 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 14 for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection 15 until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 16 2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 17 purposes: 18 a. Operations: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,285,000 20 6,570,000 21 b. Planning: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 229,000 23 458,000 24 c. Motor vehicles: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,960,500 26 33,921,000 27 3. For payments to the department of administrative 28 services for utility services: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 112,500 30 228,000 31 4. Unemployment compensation: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,500 33 7,000 34 5. For payments to the department of administrative 35 -1- LSB 5121JB (3) 84 dea/tm 1/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ services for paying workers’ compensation claims under chapter 1 85 on behalf of employees of the department of transportation: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 59,500 3 121,000 4 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect 5 cost recoveries: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39,000 7 78,000 8 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 9 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,660 11 67,319 12 8. For automation, telecommunications, and related costs 13 associated with the county issuance of driver’s licenses and 14 vehicle registrations and titles: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 703,000 16 1,406,000 17 9. For transfer to the department of public safety for 18 operating a system providing toll-free telephone road and 19 weather conditions information: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 21 100,000 22 10. For costs associated with the participation in the 23 Mississippi river parkway commission: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000 25 40,000 26 11. For motor vehicle division field facility maintenance 27 projects at various locations: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 29 12. For scale replacement projects at various locations: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 550,000 31 For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided 32 otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 11 and 12 that 33 remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert but shall 34 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 35 -2- LSB 5121JB (3) 84 dea/tm 2/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ until the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after 1 the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was 2 made. However, if the projects for which the appropriation 3 was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered 4 or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same 5 fiscal year. 6 Sec. 2. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 125, section 4, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 SEC. 4. PRIMARY ROAD FUND. There is appropriated from the 9 primary road fund created in section 313.3 to the department of 10 transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and 11 ending June 30, 2013, the following amounts, or so much thereof 12 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 13 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 15 equivalent positions: 16 a. Operations: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,178,265 18 40,607,023 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 296.00 20 282.00 21 b. Planning: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,348,548 23 8,697,095 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 121.00 25 113.00 26 c. Highways: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 115,456,996 28 232,672,498 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2,247.00 30 2,065.00 31 d. Motor vehicles: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 706,770 33 1,413,540 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 445.00 35 -3- LSB 5121JB (3) 84 dea/tm 3/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 410.00 1 2. For payments to the department of administrative 2 services for utility services: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 694,000 4 1,404,000 5 3. Unemployment compensation: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 69,000 7 138,000 8 4. For payments to the department of administrative 9 services for paying workers’ compensation claims under 10 chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the department of 11 transportation: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,423,000 13 2,889,000 14 5. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and 15 the central complex: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 17 800,000 18 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect 19 cost recoveries: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 286,000 21 572,000 22 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 23 expenses as provided in section 11.5B: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 207,591 25 415,181 26 8. For costs associated with producing transportation maps: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 121,000 28 242,000 29 9. For inventory and equipment replacement: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,683,000 31 5,366,000 32 10. For utility improvements at various locations: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 34 11. For roofing projects at various locations: 35 -4- LSB 5121JB (3) 84 dea/tm 4/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 1 12. For heating, cooling, and exhaust system improvements 2 at various locations: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 4 13. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities 5 throughout the state: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 7 14. For wastewater treatment improvements at various 8 locations: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 10 15. For replacement of the New Hampton combined facility: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,200,000 12 For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided 13 otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 10 through 15 14 that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert 15 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 16 designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends 17 three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 18 appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects 19 for which such appropriation was made are completed in an 20 earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall 21 revert at the close of that same fiscal year. 22 Sec. 3. ROAD USE TAX FUND EFFICIENCY MEASURES —— 23 QUARTERLY REPORTS. The department of transportation shall 24 submit quarterly reports in an electronic format to the 25 co-chairpersons of the joint appropriations subcommittee on 26 transportation, infrastructure, and capitals, the chairpersons 27 of the senate and house standing committees on transportation, 28 the department of management, and the legislative services 29 agency regarding the implementation of efficiency measures 30 identified in the “Road Use Tax Fund Efficiency Report”, 31 January 2012. The reports shall provide details of activities 32 undertaken in the previous quarter relating to one-time and 33 long-term program efficiencies and partnership efficiencies. 34 Issues to be covered in the reports shall include but are 35 -5- LSB 5121JB (3) 84 dea/tm 5/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ not limited to savings realized from the implementation of 1 particular efficiency measures; updates concerning measures 2 that have not been implemented; efforts involving cities, 3 counties, other jurisdictions, or stakeholder interest groups; 4 any new efficiency measures identified or undertaken; and 5 identification of any legislative action that may be required 6 to achieve efficiencies. The first report shall be submitted 7 by October 1, 2012. 8 EXPLANATION 9 This bill relates to appropriations for FY 2012-2013 10 from the road use tax fund and the primary road fund to the 11 department of transportation. 12 The bill increases certain appropriations from the road use 13 tax fund to the department for FY 2012-2013 which were enacted 14 in 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 125. The affected appropriations 15 are for operations, planning, and motor vehicles; utility 16 services provided by the department of administrative 17 services; unemployment and workers’ compensation; indirect cost 18 recoveries; audits; county issuance of driver’s licenses and 19 motor vehicle registration and titling; a system providing 20 toll-free telephone and weather reports; and participation in 21 the Mississippi river parkway commission. 22 The bill increases certain appropriations from the primary 23 road fund to the department for FY 2012-2013 which were enacted 24 in 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 125. The affected appropriations 25 are for operations, planning, highways, and motor vehicles; 26 utility services provided by the department of administrative 27 services; unemployment and workers’ compensation; hazardous 28 waste disposal; indirect cost recoveries; audits; production of 29 transportation maps; and inventory and equipment replacement. 30 In January 2012, the department of transportation issued 31 the “Road Use Tax Fund Efficiency Report”, which identified 32 efficiency measures to be undertaken by the department alone 33 and in partnership with local jurisdictions, organizations, 34 and stakeholders to reduce the cost of managing Iowa’s road 35 -6- LSB 5121JB (3) 84 dea/tm 6/ 7
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ system. Savings realized as a result of the efficiency 1 measures are to be directed toward infrastructure investments. 2 The bill requires the department to submit quarterly reports 3 beginning October 1, 2012, to the co-chairpersons of the joint 4 appropriations subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, 5 and capitals, the chairpersons of the senate and house standing 6 committees on transportation, the department of management, and 7 the legislative services agency regarding the implementation 8 of efficiency measures identified in the “Road Use Tax Fund 9 Efficiency Report”. 10 -7- LSB 5121JB (3) 84 dea/tm 7/ 7