SSB 3101 (LSB 5577XC (2) 88)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAPUCIAN)

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring the construction and maintenance of rumble strips on certain highways.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.260A  Rumble strips.
   1.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “rumble strips” means a series of rough-textured, slightly raised or depressed grooves along the surface of a roadway used to alert motor vehicle operators about upcoming road conditions, including an upcoming traffic control signal or device.
   2.  Any governmental entity which exercises jurisdiction over a highway under section 306.4 shall construct and maintain rumble strips in advance of all stop signs and traffic-control signals located on a highway under the governmental entity’s control where the highway enters or crosses a primary highway. This subsection does not apply if the highway on which the rumble strips would be constructed is unpaved, is inside the limits of any incorporated city, or has a speed limit of less than fifty-five miles per hour. 
    Sec. 2.  IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT.  Section 25B.2, subsection 3, shall not apply to this Act.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires any governmental entity which exercises jurisdiction over a highway to construct and maintain rumble strips on certain highways. The bill defines the term “rumble strips”. Under the bill, rumble strips are required in advance of all stop signs and traffic-control signals located on a highway where the highway enters or crosses a primary highway. However, rumble strips are not required on unpaved highways, on highways inside the limits of any incorporated city, or on highways with a speed limit of less than 55 miles per hour. 
   The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with any state mandate included in the bill.