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
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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:
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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
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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.
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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
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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:
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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.
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