H.F. 2656 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 314.32 Staff sergeant William 1 Nathaniel Howard highway. 2 The segment of the highway known as United States highway 30 3 within the corporate limits of the city of Marshalltown shall 4 be designated as the “Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard 5 Highway” in honor of William “Nate” Howard, who was killed in 6 action in Palmyra, Syria, on December 13, 2025, while serving 7 in the Iowa army national guard. 8 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to the segment of 9 United States highway 30 within the corporate limits of the 10 city of Marshalltown on the effective date of this Act, and 11 shall apply to that segment thereafter regardless of whether 12 the highway’s designation as United States highway 30 is 13 subsequently changed by the government of the United States. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill designates the segment of U.S. highway 30 within 18 the corporate limits of Marshalltown as the “Staff Sergeant 19 William Nathaniel Howard Highway”. U.S. highway 30 is more 20 than 300 miles long across Iowa including approximately 5 21 miles traversing through the corporate limits of Marshalltown. 22 Staff sergeant William “Nate” Howard was killed in action in 23 Palmyra, Syria, while serving in the Iowa army national guard’s 24 1st squadron, 113th cavalry regiment, part of the 2nd brigade 25 combat team, 34th infantry division. 26 Pursuant to Code section 321.346, the cost of signs on 27 primary highways must be paid out of the primary road fund. 28 The bill applies to the segment of U.S. highway 30 on July 29 1, 2026, and shall apply to that segment thereafter regardless 30 of whether the highway’s designation is subsequently changed 31 by the U.S. government. 32 -1- LSB 6009HV (1) 91 th/ns 1/ 1