Senate
File
2063
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2063
BY
SODDERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
an
exemption
from
municipal
liability
for
1
recreational
trails.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
670.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
p.
Any
claim
based
upon
or
arising
out
3
of
a
claim
of
negligent
design
or
specification,
negligent
4
adoption
of
design
or
specification,
or
negligent
construction
5
or
reconstruction
of
a
recreational
trail
that
was
constructed
6
or
reconstructed,
reasonably
and
in
good
faith,
in
accordance
7
with
generally
recognized
engineering
or
safety
standards
or
8
design
theories
in
existence
at
the
time
of
the
construction
9
or
reconstruction.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
provides
an
exemption
from
liability
under
the
14
Iowa
municipal
tort
claims
Act
(Code
chapter
670)
for
any
claim
15
based
upon
or
arising
out
of
a
claim
of
negligent
design
or
16
specification,
negligent
adoption
of
design
or
specification,
17
or
negligent
construction
or
reconstruction
of
a
recreational
18
trail
that
was
constructed
or
reconstructed,
reasonably
and
in
19
good
faith,
in
accordance
with
generally
recognized
engineering
20
or
safety
standards
or
design
theories
in
existence
at
the
time
21
of
the
construction
or
reconstruction.
22
A
municipality
in
Code
chapter
670
is
defined
as
a
city,
23
county,
township,
school
district,
or
other
unit
of
local
24
government.
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