Bill Text: IA HF2215 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the manner in which federal and state moneys are used for road and bridge construction projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-11 - Subcommittee, Landon, Best, and Dawson. H.J. 214. [HF2215 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2215-Introduced.html
House File 2215 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WILLS A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the manner in which federal and state moneys 2 are used for road and bridge construction projects. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5267YH (5) 86 ns/sc PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 313.4, subsection 1, Code 2016, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. The commission, after consultation with 1 4 the department of workforce development and stakeholders, 1 5 including regional planning affiliations, metropolitan planning 1 6 organizations, the Iowa state association of counties, and the 1 7 Iowa league of cities, may periodically allocate road use tax 1 8 fund moneys from the primary road fund for the establishment, 1 9 construction, and maintenance of the secondary road system 1 10 and municipal street system in counties and cities where the 1 11 local average wage for a construction worker is lower than or 1 12 equal to the statewide average wage for a construction worker 1 13 in exchange for retaining all or a portion of federal aid road 1 14 funds that would otherwise be allocated to those counties and 1 15 cities. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 313.4, Code 2016, is amended by adding the 1 17 following new subsection: 1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 5A. a. Subject to the requirements of this 1 19 chapter, and to the extent possible, the commission and the 1 20 department, in consultation with the department of workforce 1 21 development, shall prioritize the use of federal aid primary 1 22 and urban road moneys in the fund for primary road and bridge 1 23 construction projects in areas of the state where the local 1 24 average wage for a construction worker is higher than the 1 25 statewide average wage for a construction worker, and shall 1 26 prioritize the use of road use tax fund moneys in the fund for 1 27 primary road and bridge construction projects in areas of the 1 28 state where the local average wage for a construction worker 1 29 is lower than the statewide average wage for a construction 1 30 worker. 1 31 b. This subsection shall not apply to federal aid primary 1 32 and urban road moneys appropriated for a purpose inconsistent 1 33 with this subsection. 1 34 c. A project that receives additional federal aid primary 1 35 and urban road moneys from the fund pursuant to this subsection 2 1 shall have its allocation of road use tax fund moneys from the 2 2 fund reduced by the same amount, and a project that receives 2 3 additional road use tax fund moneys from the fund pursuant 2 4 to this subsection shall have its allocation of federal aid 2 5 primary and urban road moneys from the fund reduced by the same 2 6 amount, such that no project receives more or less moneys as 2 7 a result of this subsection. This paragraph "c" shall not 2 8 apply to the receipt of more or less moneys to account for the 2 9 difference in the cost of labor due to the addition or absence 2 10 of wage requirements imposed as a condition of receiving the 2 11 moneys used for the project. 2 12 EXPLANATION 2 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 14 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 15 This bill allows the state transportation commission 2 16 (STC), after consultation with the department of workforce 2 17 development (DWD) and stakeholders, including regional planning 2 18 affiliations, metropolitan planning organizations, the Iowa 2 19 state association of counties, and the Iowa league of cities, 2 20 to allocate moneys from the primary road fund (PRF) for the 2 21 establishment, construction, and maintenance of the secondary 2 22 road system and municipal street system in counties and cities 2 23 where the local average wage for a construction worker is lower 2 24 than or equal to the statewide average wage for a construction 2 25 worker in exchange for retaining all or a portion of federal 2 26 aid road funds that would otherwise be allocated to those 2 27 counties and cities. 2 28 In addition, the bill requires the STC and the department of 2 29 transportation, in consultation with the DWD, to prioritize the 2 30 use of federal aid primary and urban road moneys in the PRF for 2 31 primary road and bridge construction projects in areas of the 2 32 state where the local average wage for a construction worker 2 33 is higher than the statewide average wage for a construction 2 34 worker, and to prioritize the use of road use tax fund moneys 2 35 in the PRF for primary road and bridge construction projects 3 1 in areas of the state where the local average wage for a 3 2 construction worker is lower than the statewide average wage 3 3 for a construction worker. 3 4 The bill does not apply to federal aid primary and urban 3 5 road moneys appropriated for a purpose inconsistent with the 3 6 provisions of the bill. 3 7 The bill requires a project that receives additional federal 3 8 aid primary and urban road moneys from the PRF to have its 3 9 allocation of road use tax fund moneys from the PRF reduced by 3 10 the same amount, and a project that receives additional road 3 11 use tax fund moneys from the PRF to have its allocation of 3 12 federal aid primary and urban road moneys from the PRF reduced 3 13 by the same amount, such that no project receives more or 3 14 less moneys as a result of the bill. This provision does not 3 15 apply to the receipt of more or less moneys to account for the 3 16 difference in the cost of labor due to the addition or absence 3 17 of wage requirements imposed as a condition of receiving the 3 18 moneys used for the project. LSB 5267YH (5) 86 ns/sc
