Senate File 311 - Introduced SENATE FILE 311 BY SCHULTZ A BILL FOR An Act relating to permits issued by the department of 1 transportation to allow all-terrain vehicle trails to cross 2 primary highways. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1035XS (4) 87 av/nh
S.F. 311 Section 1. Section 321I.10, subsection 5, Code 2017, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 5. a. The state department of transportation may issue 3 a permit to a state agency, a county, or a city to allow an 4 all-terrain vehicle trail to cross a primary highway. The 5 trail crossing shall be part of an all-terrain vehicle trail 6 designated by the state agency, county, or city. A city 7 street that has been designated by a city for the operation of 8 registered all-terrain vehicles shall be considered to be an 9 all-terrain vehicle trail for the purposes of this subsection. 10 A county roadway that has been designated by a county for 11 the operation of registered all-terrain vehicles shall be 12 considered to be an all-terrain vehicle trail for the purposes 13 of this subsection. A permit shall be issued pursuant to 14 this subsection only if the crossing can be accomplished in a 15 safe manner and allows for adequate sight distance for both 16 motorists and all-terrain vehicle operators. 17 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , the state department of 18 transportation shall issue a permit to allow an all-terrain 19 vehicle trail to cross a primary highway if the intersection 20 of the trail and the highway is regulated by an official 21 traffic-control signal as defined in section 321.1 upon the 22 request of a state agency, a county, or a city. 23 c. The state department of transportation may adopt rules 24 to administer this subsection . 25 EXPLANATION 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 27 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 28 This bill relates to permits issued by the department of 29 transportation to allow all-terrain vehicle trails to cross 30 primary highways. 31 The bill provides that a city street or a county roadway that 32 has been designated by the city or county for the operation of 33 all-terrain vehicles shall be considered an all-terrain vehicle 34 trail for the purposes of issuing such permits. 35 -1- LSB 1035XS (4) 87 av/nh 1/ 2
S.F. 311 The bill requires the department of transportation to 1 issue a permit to allow an all-terrain vehicle trail to cross 2 a primary highway if the intersection of the trail and the 3 highway is regulated by an official traffic-control signal as 4 defined in Code section 321.1. Code section 321.1(47) defines 5 “official traffic-control signal” as any device, whether 6 manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which 7 traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed. 8 -2- LSB 1035XS (4) 87 av/nh 2/ 2