Senate
Study
Bill
1031
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KLIMESH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
scenic
byways
enhancement
fund,
including
1
by
providing
for
voluntary
contributions
to
the
fund,
and
2
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
307.50
Scenic
byways
enhancement
1
fund.
2
1.
A
scenic
byways
enhancement
fund
is
created
in
the
3
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
fund
4
shall
consist
of
moneys
transferred
to
the
fund
pursuant
5
to
section
321.44B
and
any
other
moneys
appropriated
to
or
6
deposited
in
the
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
7
the
department
for
the
support,
development,
maintenance,
and
8
enhancement,
including
but
not
limited
to
litter
prevention,
of
9
the
scenic
byways
of
this
state.
10
2.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
11
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
a
12
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
13
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated.
Notwithstanding
14
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
15
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
16
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.44B
Voluntary
contribution
——
17
scenic
byways
enhancement
fund
——
amount
retained
by
county
18
treasurer.
19
For
each
application
for
vehicle
registration
renewal,
20
the
county
treasurer
or
the
department
shall
request
through
21
use
of
a
written
form,
and,
if
the
application
is
made
in
22
person,
through
verbal
communication,
that
an
applicant
make
a
23
voluntary
contribution
of
one
dollar
or
more,
computed
to
the
24
nearest
whole
dollar,
to
the
scenic
byways
enhancement
fund
25
established
in
section
307.50.
One
hundred
percent
of
the
26
moneys
collected
by
the
county
and
one
hundred
percent
of
the
27
moneys
collected
by
the
department
in
the
form
of
contributions
28
shall
be
remitted
to
the
treasurer
of
state
for
deposit
in
the
29
scenic
byways
enhancement
fund
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
30
specified
for
the
fund.
However,
up
to
five
percent
of
the
31
moneys
collected
by
the
county
may
be
retained
by
the
county
32
treasurer
for
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
the
county.
33
The
director
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
34
administer
this
section.
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Sec.
3.
Section
331.557,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Issue,
renew,
and
replace
lost
or
damaged
vehicle
3
registration
cards
or
plates
and
issue
and
transfer
4
certificates
of
title
for
vehicles
,
and
collect
voluntary
5
contributions,
as
provided
in
sections
321.17
through
321.20B
,
6
321.22
through
321.26
,
321.28
through
321.32
,
321.34
,
321.35
,
7
and
321.37
through
321.52
.
8
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
9
2024.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
creates
a
scenic
byways
enhancement
fund
14
and
appropriates
moneys
in
the
fund
to
the
department
of
15
transportation
(DOT)
for
the
support,
development,
maintenance,
16
and
enhancement,
including
litter
prevention,
of
scenic
byways.
17
For
each
application
to
renew
the
registration
of
a
vehicle,
18
the
county
treasurer
or
the
DOT
is
required
to
request
that
an
19
applicant
make
a
voluntary
contribution
of
$1
or
more,
computed
20
to
the
nearest
whole
dollar,
to
the
scenic
byways
enhancement
21
fund.
Up
to
5
percent
of
the
moneys
collected
by
the
county
may
22
be
retained
by
the
county
treasurer
for
deposit
in
the
general
23
fund
of
the
county.
24
The
bill
takes
effect
January
1,
2024.
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