H.F. 2400 Section 1. PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE FEASIBILITY STUDY. The 1 department of transportation shall study the feasibility of 2 a passenger rail service operating between Dubuque, Iowa, 3 and Black Hawk county, Iowa, as an extension of the future 4 passenger rail service between Dubuque, Iowa, and Chicago, 5 Illinois. The department of transportation shall study 6 the passenger rail service’s costs, ridership projections, 7 and funding options. The department of transportation 8 shall prepare and submit a report, including findings and 9 recommendations, to the general assembly by January 1, 2021. 10 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the 11 general fund of the state to the department of transportation 12 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 13 2021, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, 14 to be used for the purposes designated: 15 For a study and report regarding the feasibility of a 16 passenger rail service operating between Dubuque, Iowa, and 17 Black Hawk county, Iowa: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill directs the department of transportation (DOT) to 23 conduct a study relating to the feasibility of a passenger rail 24 service operating between Dubuque, Iowa, and Black Hawk county, 25 Iowa, including the potential costs, riders, and funding 26 options. The DOT shall submit its findings and recommendations 27 in a report to the general assembly by January 1, 2021. The 28 bill appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the DOT to 29 conduct the study and issue its report. 30 -1- LSB 6289YH (2) 88 mo/ns 1/ 1