Bill Text: IA SF2130 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to and making transportation and other infrastructure-related appropriations to the department of transportation, including allocation and use of moneys from the road use tax fund and the primary road fund, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3152.) Various effective dates; see section 2 of bill.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-30 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 929. [SF2130 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2013-SF2130-Enrolled.html

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Senate File 2130
AN ACT
RELATING TO AND MAKING TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER
INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING ALLOCATION AND USE OF MONEYS
FROM THE ROAD USE TAX FUND AND THE PRIMARY ROAD FUND, AND
INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
FY 2013-2014
Section 1. PRIMARY ROAD FUND.
1. There is appropriated from the primary road fund to the
department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July

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1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following amount, or
so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
designated:
For the purchase of salt:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,800,000
2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
this section that remain unencumbered and unobligated at the
close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the designated purpose until the
close of the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this
Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
enactment.
DIVISION II
FY 2014–2015
Sec. 3. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 134, section 3, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 3. ROAD USE TAX FUND. There is appropriated from the
road use tax fund created in section 312.1 to the department of
transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and
ending June 30, 2015, the following amounts, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For the payment of costs associated with the production
of driver’s licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection
20A :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,938,000
3,876,000
Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this
subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection
until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
purposes:
a. Operations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,192,480
6,384,960
Of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, up to $200,000
shall be used by the department to establish educational
programs to foster public awareness about the dangers and
consequences of driving while distracted.
b. Planning:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 207,000

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414,000
c. Motor vehicles:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,960,500
34,616,659
d. Performance and technology:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 230,020
460,040
3. For payments to the department of administrative
services for utility services:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 107,500
235,125
4. Unemployment compensation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,500
7,000
5. For payments to the department of administrative
services for paying workers’ compensation claims under chapter
85 on behalf of employees of the department of transportation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 57,000
114,000
6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect
cost recoveries:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39,000
78,000
7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
expenses as provided in section 11.5B :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,660
67,319
8. For automation, telecommunications, and related costs
associated with the county issuance of driver’s licenses and
vehicle registrations and titles:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 703,000
1,406,000
9. For transfer to the department of public safety for
operating a system providing toll-free telephone road and
weather conditions information:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000
100,000
10. For costs associated with the participation in the
Mississippi river parkway commission:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000
40,000
11. For motor vehicle division field facility maintenance
projects at various locations:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
200,000
For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided
otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsection 11 that remain
unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until
the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the
end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made.
However, if the projects for which the appropriation was
made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered
or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same
fiscal year.
Sec. 4. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 134, section 4, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 4. PRIMARY ROAD FUND. There is appropriated from the
primary road fund created in section 313.3 to the department of
transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and
ending June 30, 2015, the following amounts, or so much thereof
as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
a. Operations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,612,953
39,225,906
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 266.00
b. Planning:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,932,727
7,865,454
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 102.00
c. Highways:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 116,015,648
235,717,855
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2,057.00
d. Motor vehicles:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 706,770
1,460,575
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 410.00
e. Performance and technology:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,412,980
2,825,960
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 35.00

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2. For payments to the department of administrative
services for utility services:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 660,500
1,444,627
3. Unemployment compensation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 69,000
138,000
4. For payments to the department of administrative
services for paying workers’ compensation claims under
chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the department of
transportation:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,371,500
2,743,000
5. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and
the central complex:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000
800,000
6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect
cost recoveries:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 286,000
572,000
7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit
expenses as provided in section 11.5B :
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 207,591
415,181
8. For costs associated with producing transportation maps:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 80,000
242,000
9. For inventory and equipment replacement:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,683,000
5,366,000
10. For utility improvements at various locations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000
400,000
11. For roofing projects at various locations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
500,000
12. For heating, cooling, and exhaust system improvements
at various locations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
700,000
13. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities
throughout the state:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000
1,700,000
14. For wastewater treatment improvements at various
locations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
1,000,000
15. For replacement of the Des Moines north garage:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,176,500
6,353,000
16. For the remodel and purchase of equipment to relocate
the traffic operations center to the Ankeny motor vehicle
facility:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 730,000
For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided
otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 10 through 15
16 that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert
but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends
three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects
for which such appropriation was made are completed in an
earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall
revert at the close of that same fiscal year.
DIVISION III
IOWA PRODUCTS
Sec. 5. IOWA PRODUCTS. As a condition of receiving
an appropriation pursuant to this Act, the department of
transportation shall give first preference when purchasing
a product to an Iowa product or a product produced from an
Iowa-based business. Second preference shall be given to a
United States product or a product produced from a business
based in the United States. For purposes of this section,
“product” does not mean construction, construction material, or
construction equipment.
DIVISION IV
PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS
Sec. 6. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS. As a
condition made to any appropriation to the department of
transportation as provided in this Act, moneys appropriated and
any other moneys available for use by the department under this
Act shall not be used for the payment of a personnel settlement
agreement between the department and a state employee that

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contains a confidentiality provision intended to prevent public
disclosure of the agreement or any terms of the agreement.
______________________________
PAM JOCHUM
President of the Senate
______________________________
KRAIG PAULSEN
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2130, Eighty-fifth General Assembly.
______________________________
MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
Secretary of the Senate
Approved _______________, 2014
______________________________
TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor