House File 53 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 53 BY WHEELER A BILL FOR An Act relating to the president Donald J. Trump highway, and 1 including applicability provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1572HH (2) 91 th/ns
H.F. 53 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 314.32 President Donald J. Trump 1 highway —— signs purchased and installed by private entities. 2 1. The highway known as United States highway 75 which 3 crosses this state from Sioux City to the Minnesota border 4 north of Rock Rapids shall be designated as the “President 5 Donald J. Trump Highway”. 6 2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 7 17A to provide for an application, approval, and inspection 8 process for the purchase and installation of signs indicating 9 the “President Donald J. Trump Highway” designation by private 10 entities. The department shall approve applications for sign 11 purchase and installation that meet its rule requirements. All 12 costs and expenses of the purchase and installation of the 13 signs shall be paid by the private entity whose application is 14 approved. The department may approve more than one application 15 to purchase and install the signs. 16 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to the highway 17 known as United States highway 75 described in this Act on the 18 effective date of this Act, and shall apply to that highway 19 thereafter regardless of whether the highway’s designation 20 as United States highway 75 is subsequently changed by the 21 government of the United States. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill designates United States highway 75 which crosses 26 the state from Sioux City to the Minnesota border north of Rock 27 Rapids as the “President Donald J. Trump Highway”. 28 The bill requires the department of transportation (DOT) 29 to adopt rules to provide for an application, approval, and 30 inspection process for the purchase and installation of signs 31 indicating the “President Donald J. Trump Highway” designation 32 by private entities. The bill requires all costs and expenses 33 of the purchase and installation of the signs to be paid by 34 the private entity whose application is approved. The DOT may 35 -1- LSB 1572HH (2) 91 th/ns 1/ 2
H.F. 53 approve more than one application to purchase and install the 1 signs. 2 The bill applies to United States highway 75 on the effective 3 date of the bill, and applies to the highway thereafter 4 regardless of whether the highway’s designation as United 5 States highway 75 is subsequently changed by the government of 6 the United States. 7 -2- LSB 1572HH (2) 91 th/ns 2/ 2