Senate File 576 - Introduced SENATE FILE 576 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1219) A BILL FOR An Act relating to transportation and other 1 infrastructure-related appropriations to the department of 2 transportation, including allocation and use of moneys from 3 the road use tax fund and the primary road fund. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1016SV (2) 90 th/ns
S.F. 576 Section 1. ROAD USE TAX FUND —— FY 2023-2024. There is 1 appropriated from the road use tax fund created in section 2 312.1 to the department of transportation for the fiscal year 3 beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the following 4 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 5 purposes designated: 6 1. For the payment of costs associated with the production 7 of driver’s licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 8 20A : 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,876,000 10 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this 11 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 12 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 13 for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection 14 until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 15 2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 16 purposes: 17 a. Transportation operations: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,493,072 19 b. Motor vehicles: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,141,889 21 3. For payments to the department of administrative 22 services and the office of the chief information officer for 23 utility services: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 465,668 25 4. For unemployment compensation: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,000 27 5. For payments to the department of administrative 28 services for paying workers’ compensation claims under chapter 29 85 on behalf of employees of the department of transportation: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 137,707 31 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect 32 cost recoveries: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 90,000 34 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 35 -1- LSB 1016SV (2) 90 th/ns 1/ 5
S.F. 576 expenses as provided in section 11.5B : 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 94,920 2 8. For automation, telecommunications, and related costs 3 associated with the county issuance of driver’s licenses and 4 vehicle registrations and titles: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,406,000 6 9. For costs associated with participation in the 7 Mississippi river parkway commission: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,000 9 10. For costs associated with the traffic and criminal 10 software program and the mobile architecture and communications 11 handling program: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 13 11. For costs associated with the statewide 14 interoperability network: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 63,355 16 12. For motor vehicle division field facility maintenance 17 projects at various locations: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 19 13. For motor vehicle enforcement division field facility 20 maintenance projects at various locations: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 22 For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided 23 otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 12 and 13 that 24 remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert but shall 25 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 26 until the close of the fiscal year that ends three years 27 after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation 28 was made. However, if the project or projects for which the 29 appropriation was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, 30 unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of 31 that same fiscal year. 32 Sec. 2. PRIMARY ROAD FUND —— FY 2023-2024. There is 33 appropriated from the primary road fund created in section 34 313.3 to the department of transportation for the fiscal year 35 -2- LSB 1016SV (2) 90 th/ns 2/ 5
S.F. 576 beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the following 1 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 2 purposes designated: 3 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 5 equivalent positions: 6 a. Transportation operations: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $321,495,055 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2,363.00 9 b. Motor vehicles: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,194,260 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 294.00 12 2. For payments to the department of administrative 13 services and the office of the chief information officer for 14 utility services: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,860,529 16 3. For unemployment compensation: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 138,000 18 4. For payments to the department of administrative 19 services for paying workers’ compensation claims under 20 chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the department of 21 transportation: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,339,125 23 5. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and 24 the central complex: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 26 6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect 27 cost recoveries: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 660,000 29 7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 30 expenses as provided in section 11.5B : 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 583,080 32 8. For inventory and equipment replacement: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,784,000 34 9. For costs associated with the statewide interoperability 35 -3- LSB 1016SV (2) 90 th/ns 3/ 5
S.F. 576 network: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 423,989 2 10. For facility major maintenance and enhancement: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,300,000 4 11. For facility routine maintenance and preservation: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,700,000 6 12. For maintenance projects at rest area facilities 7 throughout the state: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 9 13. For replacement of the Davenport highway operations 10 complex: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,900,000 12 For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided 13 otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 10 through 13 14 that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert 15 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 16 designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends 17 three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 18 appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects 19 for which such appropriation was made are completed in an 20 earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall 21 revert at the close of that same fiscal year. 22 Sec. 3. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1122, section 2, unnumbered 23 paragraph 2, is amended to read as follows: 24 For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided 25 otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 11 through 26 17 16 that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not 27 revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the 28 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 29 ends three years after the end of the fiscal year for which 30 the appropriation was made. For purposes of section 8.33, 31 unless specifically provided otherwise, moneys appropriated in 32 subsection 17 that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall 33 not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the 34 purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that 35 -4- LSB 1016SV (2) 90 th/ns 4/ 5
S.F. 576 ends four years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 1 appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects 2 for which such appropriation was made are completed in an 3 earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall 4 revert at the close of that same fiscal year. 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 This bill makes appropriations from the road use tax fund 9 and the primary road fund to the department of transportation 10 (DOT). 11 Appropriations for FY 2023-2024 from the road use tax 12 fund include appropriations for driver’s license production, 13 transportation operations, motor vehicles, utility services, 14 unemployment and workers’ compensation, indirect cost 15 recoveries, audits, county issuance of driver’s licenses 16 and vehicle registration and titling, participation in the 17 Mississippi river parkway commission, the traffic and criminal 18 software program and the mobile architecture and communications 19 handling program, the statewide interoperability network, and 20 motor vehicle and motor vehicle enforcement divisions field 21 facility maintenance projects. 22 Appropriations for FY 2023-2024 from the primary road 23 fund include appropriations for transportation operations, 24 motor vehicles, utility services, unemployment and workers’ 25 compensation, hazardous waste disposal, indirect cost 26 recoveries, audits, inventory and equipment replacement, the 27 statewide interoperability network, major facility maintenance 28 and enhancement, routine facility maintenance and preservation, 29 maintenance projects at rest area facilities, and replacement 30 of the Davenport highway operations complex. 31 The bill provides that an FY 2020-2021 appropriation for 32 renovations to the northwest wing of the DOT headquarters in 33 Ames will remain available until the close of FY 2024-2025. 34 -5- LSB 1016SV (2) 90 th/ns 5/ 5