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Senate Study Bill 3203 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to transportation and other infrastructure-
2related appropriations to the department of transportation,
3including allocation and use of moneys from the road use tax
4fund and the primary road fund and other related provisions,
5and including effective date and retroactive applicability
6provisions.
7BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. ROAD USE TAX FUND. There is appropriated
2from the road use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the
3department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July
41, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, the following amounts, or
5so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
6designated:
71. For the payment of costs associated with the production
8of driver’s licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection
920A:
.................................................. $103,876,000
11Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
12subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
13of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
14for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection
15until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
162. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17purposes:
18a. Administrative services:
.................................................. $196,800,347
20b. Planning:
.................................................. $21450,327
22c. Highways:
.................................................. $2310,319,346
24d. Motor vehicles:
.................................................. $2526,552,992
26e. Strategic performance:
.................................................. $27675,955
283. For payments to the department of administrative
29services for utility services:
.................................................. $30337,404
314. For unemployment compensation:
.................................................. $327,000
335. For payments to the department of administrative
34services for paying workers’ compensation claims under chapter
3585 on behalf of employees of the department of transportation:
-1-.................................................. $1170,209
26. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect
3cost recoveries:
.................................................. $490,000
57. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
6expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
.................................................. $792,120
88. For automation, telecommunications, and related costs
9associated with the county issuance of driver’s licenses and
10vehicle registrations and titles:
.................................................. $111,406,000
129. For costs associated with the participation in the
13Mississippi river parkway commission:
.................................................. $1440,000
1510. For costs associated with the traffic and criminal
16software program and the mobile architecture and communications
17handling program:
.................................................. $18300,000
1911. For costs associated with the statewide
20interoperability network:
.................................................. $2172,889
2212. For motor vehicle division field facility maintenance
23projects at various locations:
.................................................. $24300,000
25For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided
26otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsection 12 that remain
27unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert but shall remain
28available for expenditure for the purposes designated until
29the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the
30end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made.
31However, if the project or projects for which the appropriation
32was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
33or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
34fiscal year.
35 Sec. 2. PRIMARY ROAD FUND. There is appropriated from the
-2-1primary road fund created in section 313.3 to the department of
2transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and
3ending June 30, 2021, the following amounts, or so much thereof
4as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
51. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
6purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
8a. Administrative services:
.................................................. $941,773,560
............................................... FTEs10251.00
11b. Planning:
.................................................. $128,556,215
............................................... FTEs1394.00
14c. Highways:
.................................................. $15252,436,259
............................................... FTEs162,064.00
17d. Motor vehicles:
.................................................. $181,272,705
............................................... FTEs19289.00
20e. Strategic performance:
.................................................. $214,152,292
............................................... FTEs2241.00
232. For payments to the department of administrative
24services for utility services:
.................................................. $252,007,247
263. For unemployment compensation:
.................................................. $27138,000
284. For payments to the department of administrative
29services for paying workers’ compensation claims under
30chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the department of
31transportation:
.................................................. $324,085,021
335. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and
34the central complex:
.................................................. $351,000,000
-3- 16. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect
2cost recoveries:
.................................................. $3660,000
47. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
5expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
.................................................. $6565,880
78. For costs associated with producing transportation maps:
.................................................. $8242,000
99. For inventory and equipment replacement:
.................................................. $1010,085,000
1110. For costs associated with the statewide
12interoperability network:
.................................................. $13487,793
1411. For utility improvements at various locations:
.................................................. $15400,000
1612. For roofing projects at various locations:
.................................................. $17500,000
1813. For heating, cooling, and exhaust system improvements
19at various locations:
.................................................. $20700,000
2114. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities
22throughout the state:
.................................................. $231,700,000
2415. For maintenance projects at rest area facilities
25throughout the state:
.................................................. $26250,000
2716. For improvements related to compliance with the federal
28Americans with Disabilities Act to facilities throughout the
29state:
.................................................. $30150,000
3117. For renovations to the northwest wing of the department
32headquarters in Ames:
.................................................. $3311,287,000
34For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided
35otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 11 through 17
-4-1that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert
2but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
3designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends
4three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
5appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects
6for which such appropriation was made are completed in an
7earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall
8revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
9 Sec. 3. The department of transportation shall study the
10effectiveness of rumble strips in preventing vehicle crashes
11at certain stop-controlled intersections as determined by
12the department. The department shall submit a report of its
13findings to the general assembly on or before December 31,
142021.
15 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. Unless otherwise
16provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
17July 1, 2020, takes effect upon enactment.
18 Sec. 5. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Unless otherwise
19provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
20July 1, 2020, applies retroactively to July 1, 2020.
21EXPLANATION
22The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
23the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
24This bill makes appropriations for FY 2020-2021 from the
25road use tax fund and the primary road fund to the department
26of transportation.
27Appropriations from the road use tax fund include
28appropriations for driver’s license production, administrative
29services, planning, highways, motor vehicles, strategic
30performance, utility services provided by the department
31of administrative services, unemployment and workers’
32compensation, indirect cost recoveries, audits, county issuance
33of driver’s licenses and vehicle registration and titling,
34participation in the Mississippi river parkway commission,
35the traffic and criminal software program and the mobile
-5-1architecture and communications handling program, the statewide
2interoperability network, and motor vehicle division field
3facility maintenance projects.
4Appropriations from the primary road fund include
5appropriations for administrative services, planning, highways,
6motor vehicles, strategic performance, utility services
7provided by the department of administrative services,
8unemployment and workers’ compensation, hazardous waste
9disposal, indirect cost recoveries, audits, the production
10of transportation maps, inventory and equipment replacement,
11the statewide interoperability network, utility improvements,
12roofing projects, heating and cooling improvements, deferred
13maintenance projects at field facilities, maintenance
14projects at rest area facilities, improvements related to
15compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities
16Act, and renovations to the northwest wing of the department
17headquarters in Ames.
18The bill requires the department of transportation to study
19the effectiveness of rumble strips in preventing vehicle
20crashes at certain intersections and requires the department to
21submit a report of its findings to the general assembly on or
22before December 31, 2021.
23The bill, if approved by the governor on or after July 1,
242020, takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to
25July 1, 2020.
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2related appropriations to the department of transportation,
3including allocation and use of moneys from the road use tax
4fund and the primary road fund and other related provisions,
5and including effective date and retroactive applicability
6provisions.
7BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. ROAD USE TAX FUND. There is appropriated
2from the road use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the
3department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July
41, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, the following amounts, or
5so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
6designated:
71. For the payment of costs associated with the production
8of driver’s licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection
920A:
.................................................. $103,876,000
11Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
12subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
13of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
14for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection
15until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
162. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17purposes:
18a. Administrative services:
.................................................. $196,800,347
20b. Planning:
.................................................. $21450,327
22c. Highways:
.................................................. $2310,319,346
24d. Motor vehicles:
.................................................. $2526,552,992
26e. Strategic performance:
.................................................. $27675,955
283. For payments to the department of administrative
29services for utility services:
.................................................. $30337,404
314. For unemployment compensation:
.................................................. $327,000
335. For payments to the department of administrative
34services for paying workers’ compensation claims under chapter
3585 on behalf of employees of the department of transportation:
-1-.................................................. $1170,209
26. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect
3cost recoveries:
.................................................. $490,000
57. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
6expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
.................................................. $792,120
88. For automation, telecommunications, and related costs
9associated with the county issuance of driver’s licenses and
10vehicle registrations and titles:
.................................................. $111,406,000
129. For costs associated with the participation in the
13Mississippi river parkway commission:
.................................................. $1440,000
1510. For costs associated with the traffic and criminal
16software program and the mobile architecture and communications
17handling program:
.................................................. $18300,000
1911. For costs associated with the statewide
20interoperability network:
.................................................. $2172,889
2212. For motor vehicle division field facility maintenance
23projects at various locations:
.................................................. $24300,000
25For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided
26otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsection 12 that remain
27unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert but shall remain
28available for expenditure for the purposes designated until
29the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the
30end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made.
31However, if the project or projects for which the appropriation
32was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
33or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
34fiscal year.
35 Sec. 2. PRIMARY ROAD FUND. There is appropriated from the
-2-1primary road fund created in section 313.3 to the department of
2transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and
3ending June 30, 2021, the following amounts, or so much thereof
4as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
51. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
6purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
8a. Administrative services:
.................................................. $941,773,560
............................................... FTEs10251.00
11b. Planning:
.................................................. $128,556,215
............................................... FTEs1394.00
14c. Highways:
.................................................. $15252,436,259
............................................... FTEs162,064.00
17d. Motor vehicles:
.................................................. $181,272,705
............................................... FTEs19289.00
20e. Strategic performance:
.................................................. $214,152,292
............................................... FTEs2241.00
232. For payments to the department of administrative
24services for utility services:
.................................................. $252,007,247
263. For unemployment compensation:
.................................................. $27138,000
284. For payments to the department of administrative
29services for paying workers’ compensation claims under
30chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the department of
31transportation:
.................................................. $324,085,021
335. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and
34the central complex:
.................................................. $351,000,000
-3- 16. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect
2cost recoveries:
.................................................. $3660,000
47. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
5expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
.................................................. $6565,880
78. For costs associated with producing transportation maps:
.................................................. $8242,000
99. For inventory and equipment replacement:
.................................................. $1010,085,000
1110. For costs associated with the statewide
12interoperability network:
.................................................. $13487,793
1411. For utility improvements at various locations:
.................................................. $15400,000
1612. For roofing projects at various locations:
.................................................. $17500,000
1813. For heating, cooling, and exhaust system improvements
19at various locations:
.................................................. $20700,000
2114. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities
22throughout the state:
.................................................. $231,700,000
2415. For maintenance projects at rest area facilities
25throughout the state:
.................................................. $26250,000
2716. For improvements related to compliance with the federal
28Americans with Disabilities Act to facilities throughout the
29state:
.................................................. $30150,000
3117. For renovations to the northwest wing of the department
32headquarters in Ames:
.................................................. $3311,287,000
34For purposes of section 8.33, unless specifically provided
35otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 11 through 17
-4-1that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert
2but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
3designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends
4three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
5appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects
6for which such appropriation was made are completed in an
7earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall
8revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
9 Sec. 3. The department of transportation shall study the
10effectiveness of rumble strips in preventing vehicle crashes
11at certain stop-controlled intersections as determined by
12the department. The department shall submit a report of its
13findings to the general assembly on or before December 31,
142021.
15 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. Unless otherwise
16provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
17July 1, 2020, takes effect upon enactment.
18 Sec. 5. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Unless otherwise
19provided, this Act, if approved by the governor on or after
20July 1, 2020, applies retroactively to July 1, 2020.
21EXPLANATION
22The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
23the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
24This bill makes appropriations for FY 2020-2021 from the
25road use tax fund and the primary road fund to the department
26of transportation.
27Appropriations from the road use tax fund include
28appropriations for driver’s license production, administrative
29services, planning, highways, motor vehicles, strategic
30performance, utility services provided by the department
31of administrative services, unemployment and workers’
32compensation, indirect cost recoveries, audits, county issuance
33of driver’s licenses and vehicle registration and titling,
34participation in the Mississippi river parkway commission,
35the traffic and criminal software program and the mobile
-5-1architecture and communications handling program, the statewide
2interoperability network, and motor vehicle division field
3facility maintenance projects.
4Appropriations from the primary road fund include
5appropriations for administrative services, planning, highways,
6motor vehicles, strategic performance, utility services
7provided by the department of administrative services,
8unemployment and workers’ compensation, hazardous waste
9disposal, indirect cost recoveries, audits, the production
10of transportation maps, inventory and equipment replacement,
11the statewide interoperability network, utility improvements,
12roofing projects, heating and cooling improvements, deferred
13maintenance projects at field facilities, maintenance
14projects at rest area facilities, improvements related to
15compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities
16Act, and renovations to the northwest wing of the department
17headquarters in Ames.
18The bill requires the department of transportation to study
19the effectiveness of rumble strips in preventing vehicle
20crashes at certain intersections and requires the department to
21submit a report of its findings to the general assembly on or
22before December 31, 2021.
23The bill, if approved by the governor on or after July 1,
242020, takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to
25July 1, 2020.
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