Bill Text: IA HF2416 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to registered all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-08 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 228. [HF2416 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-HF2416-Introduced.html
House File 2416 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2416 BY CAHILL , BAETH , WILBURN , CROKEN , AMOS JR. , BROWN-POWERS , ABDUL-SAMAD , and STECKMAN A BILL FOR An Act relating to registered all-terrain vehicles and off-road 1 utility vehicles. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6147YH (3) 90 th/ns
H.F. 2416 Section 1. Section 321.234A, subsection 1, paragraph f, 1 Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 f. The all-terrain vehicle is operated on a primary highway 3 in accordance with section 321I.10, subsection 2 , a secondary 4 road in accordance with section 321I.10, subsection 3 , or a 5 city street in accordance with section 321I.10, subsection 4 . 6 Sec. 2. Section 321.234A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 2. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway 9 shall have a valid driver’s license and operate the vehicle at 10 speeds of thirty-five miles per hour or less. In addition, a 11 person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway pursuant 12 to subsection 1 , paragraphs “b” through “g” , shall be at least 13 eighteen years of age and have financial liability coverage 14 in effect for the vehicle and carry proof of such financial 15 liability coverage in accordance with section 321.20B . 16 Sec. 3. Section 321.234A, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 17 amended by striking the subsection. 18 Sec. 4. Section 321.384, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 19 to read as follows: 20 1. Every motor vehicle upon a highway within the state, 21 at any time from sunset to sunrise, and at such other times 22 when conditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide 23 insufficient lighting to render clearly discernible persons 24 and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred feet 25 ahead, shall display lighted headlamps as provided in section 26 321.415 , subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles 27 as provided in this chapter . However, an all-terrain vehicle 28 shall display lighted headlamps as provided in section 321.415 29 at all times while the vehicle is operated on a highway. 30 Sec. 5. Section 321.385, Code 2024, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 321.385 Headlamps on motor vehicles. 33 Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle , or motorized 34 bicycle , or all-terrain vehicle shall be equipped with at least 35 -1- LSB 6147YH (3) 90 th/ns 1/ 5
H.F. 2416 two headlamps with at least one on each side of the front 1 of the motor vehicle, which headlamps shall comply with the 2 requirements and limitations set forth in this chapter . 3 Sec. 6. Section 321.386, Code 2024, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 321.386 Headlamps on motorcycles , and motorized bicycles , and 6 all-terrain vehicles . 7 Every motorcycle , and motorized bicycle , and all-terrain 8 vehicle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than 9 two headlamps which shall comply with the requirements and 10 limitations of this chapter . 11 Sec. 7. Section 321I.8, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 2. The department shall remit the fees, including user 14 fees collected pursuant to section 321I.5 , to the treasurer 15 of state, who shall place the money in a special all-terrain 16 vehicle fund. The money is appropriated to the department for 17 the all-terrain vehicle programs of the state. The programs 18 shall include grants, subgrants, contracts, or cost-sharing 19 of all-terrain vehicle programs with political subdivisions 20 or incorporated private organizations or both in accordance 21 with rules adopted by the commission. All-terrain vehicle fees 22 may be used for the establishment, maintenance, and operation 23 of all-terrain vehicle recreational riding areas through 24 the awarding of grants administered by the department , but 25 shall not be used for law enforcement purposes outside of a 26 designated off-highway vehicle recreational riding area or for 27 purchasing, installing, or maintaining signs along a highway 28 outside of a designated off-highway vehicle recreational 29 riding area . All-terrain vehicle recreational riding areas 30 established, maintained, or operated by the use of such 31 grants shall not be operated for profit. All programs using 32 cost-sharing, grants, subgrants, or contracts shall establish 33 and implement an education instruction program either singly 34 or in cooperation with other all-terrain vehicle programs. 35 -2- LSB 6147YH (3) 90 th/ns 2/ 5
H.F. 2416 All-terrain vehicle fees may be used to support all-terrain 1 vehicle programs on a usage basis. At least fifty percent of 2 the special fund shall be available for political subdivisions 3 or incorporated private organizations or both. Moneys from 4 the special fund not used by the political subdivisions or 5 incorporated private organizations or both shall remain in the 6 fund and may be used by the department for the administration 7 of the all-terrain vehicle programs. Notwithstanding 8 section 8.33 , moneys in the special fund shall not revert to 9 the general fund of the state at the end of a fiscal year. 10 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest or 11 earnings on moneys in the special fund shall remain in the 12 fund. 13 Sec. 8. Section 321I.10, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 14 by striking the subsection. 15 Sec. 9. Section 321I.10, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2024, are 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. a. A registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility 18 vehicle may be operated on any of the following secondary 19 roads: 20 (1) An unpaved secondary road. 21 (2) A paved, undivided two-lane secondary road over the 22 most direct and accessible route between any of the following 23 locations: 24 (a) An all-terrain vehicle park or trail. 25 (b) Another secondary road on which such vehicles are 26 authorized to operate under this paragraph. 27 (c) A city street on which such vehicles are authorized to 28 operate under subsection 4 . 29 (d) The vehicle operator’s residence. 30 (3) A paved, undivided secondary road or segment thereof, 31 if authorized by the county board of supervisors the roadways 32 of a portion of secondary roads designated by the county 33 board of supervisors for such use during a specified period . 34 The board shall evaluate the traffic conditions on all such 35 -3- LSB 6147YH (3) 90 th/ns 3/ 5
H.F. 2416 secondary roads under its jurisdiction and designate roadways 1 on which all-terrain vehicles or off-road utility vehicles may 2 be operated without unduly interfering with or constituting 3 an undue hazard to conventional motor vehicle traffic. In 4 designating such roadways, the board may authorize all-terrain 5 vehicles and off-road utility vehicles to stop at service 6 stations or convenience stores along a designated roadway. 7 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , a county may prohibit the 8 operation of all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles 9 on a secondary road or segment thereof under its jurisdiction 10 as follows: 11 (1) When the secondary road or segment thereof is closed to 12 motor vehicle traffic pursuant to section 306.41 . 13 (2) When the secondary road or segment thereof is designated 14 as a detour route pursuant to section 306.41 . 15 (3) For any other secondary road or segment thereof, for no 16 more than seven consecutive days and no more than thirty days 17 in a calendar year when the prohibited days are established by 18 ordinance. 19 4. A city may regulate the operation of registered 20 all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles and may 21 designate streets under the jurisdiction of the city within 22 its corporate limits , and two-lane primary and secondary road 23 extensions in the city, which may be used for the operation 24 of such vehicles. In designating such streets, the city may 25 authorize all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles 26 to stop at service stations or convenience stores along a 27 designated street. However, a city shall not charge a fee to 28 operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility 29 vehicle within the city. 30 Sec. 10. Section 321I.10, subsection 6, unnumbered 31 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 32 An all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle may 33 make a direct crossing of a highway that is not part of the 34 interstate road system provided all of the following occur: 35 -4- LSB 6147YH (3) 90 th/ns 4/ 5
H.F. 2416 Sec. 11. Section 321I.10, subsection 6, paragraph e, Code 1 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 e. The crossing is made from a street, roadway, or highway 3 on which the all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle 4 is authorized to operate designated as an all-terrain vehicle 5 trail by a state agency, county, or city to a street, roadway, 6 or highway on which such vehicle is authorized to operate 7 designated as an all-terrain vehicle trail by a state agency, 8 county, or city . 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 In 2022, the general assembly authorized the operation of 13 registered all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), including off-road 14 utility vehicles, on additional highways for additional 15 purposes and provided for associated requirements and 16 limitations (2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1105). 17 This bill reverses that legislation. 18 Under the bill, an ATV may only be operated on a secondary 19 road if the road is designated by the county board of 20 supervisors for such use during a specified period, and is 21 generally prohibited from being operating on primary highways. 22 The bill strikes a prohibition on cities charging fees for ATV 23 use and a prohibition relating to the use of ATV fees. 24 -5- LSB 6147YH (3) 90 th/ns 5/ 5
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