Senate Study Bill 1119 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON DEARDEN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the operation of a snowmobile within 1 the right-of-way of an interstate highway or freeway and 2 including penalty provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1961XC (2) 86 av/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321G.9, subsection 1, Code 2015, is 1 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 2 thereof the following: 3 1. A snowmobile shall not be operated at any time within 4 the right-of-way of any interstate highway or freeway within 5 this state. However, a snowmobile may be operated within the 6 right-of-way of an interstate highway or freeway when using 7 an underpass or crossing a bridge located on the interstate 8 highway or freeway if the snowmobile is brought to a complete 9 stop before entering onto the right-of-way and the driver 10 yields the right-of-way to any approaching vehicle on the 11 roadway. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill provides that a snowmobile may be operated on 16 the right-of-way of an interstate or freeway when using an 17 underpass or crossing a bridge if the snowmobile is brought 18 to a complete stop before entering onto the right-of-way and 19 the driver yields the right-of-way to any approaching vehicle 20 on the roadway. Currently, a snowmobile may be operated on 21 the right-of-way only when using an underpass that has been 22 abandoned and the underpass is the only alternative to the use 23 of a traveled roadway. 24 A violation of the bill’s provisions is punishable with a 25 scheduled fine of $50. 26 -1- LSB 1961XC (2) 86 av/nh 1/ 1