| LAWS OF THE 2001 REGULAR SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA |
DIVISION I
STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For airport engineering studies and improvement projects as provided in chapter 328:
.....................................................................$ 2,248,780
2. For the rail assistance program and to provide economic development project funding:
.....................................................................$ 600,000
Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, 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:
.....................................................................$ 3,997,000
Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on June 30, 2002, from the appropriation made in this subsection, shall not revert, but shall remain available for subsequent fiscal years for the purposes specified in this subsection.
2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
a. Operations and finance:
.....................................................................$ 5,119,245
b. Administrative services:
.....................................................................$ 515,430
c. Planning:
.....................................................................$ 462,013
d. Motor vehicles:
.....................................................................$ 25,853,238
3. For payments to the department of personnel for expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf of the state department of transportation, as required by chapter 19A:
.....................................................................$ 37,500
4. Unemployment compensation:
.....................................................................$ 17,000
5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of employees of the state department of transportation:
.....................................................................$ 77,000
6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect cost recoveries:
.....................................................................$ 102,000
7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
.....................................................................$ 48,000
8. For costs associated with the county issuance of driver's licenses:
.....................................................................$ 30,000
9. For transfer to the department of public safety for operating a system providing toll-free telephone road and weather conditions information:
.....................................................................$ 100,000
10. For membership in the North America's superhighway corridor coalition:
.....................................................................$ 50,000
11. For payment pursuant to section 307.45 to the city of Cedar Falls for improvements to west twenty-third street adjoining university of northern Iowa property:
.....................................................................$ 157,781
Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the primary road fund to the state department of transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
a. Operations and finance:
.....................................................................$ 31,446,787 ..................................................................FTEs 310.00
b. Administrative services:
.....................................................................$ 3,166,223 ..................................................................FTEs 42.00
c. Planning:
.....................................................................$ 8,778,226 ..................................................................FTEs 163.00
d. Highways:
.....................................................................$ 166,180,223 ..................................................................FTEs 2,782.00
Not more than $420,000, plus an allocation for salary adjustment, shall be expended from the highway beautification fund for salaries and benefits for not more than 9.00 FTEs.
e. Motor vehicles:
.....................................................................$ 1,081,992 ..................................................................FTEs 562.00
2. For deposit in the state department of transportation's highway materials and equipment revolving fund established by section 307.47 for funding the increased replacement cost of equipment:
.....................................................................$ 5,340,000
Not more than $3,900,000 plus an allocation for salary adjustment, from the highway materials and equipment revolving fund, shall be expended for salaries and benefits for not more than 89.00 FTEs.
3. For payments to the department of personnel for expenses incurred in administering the merit system on behalf of the state department of transportation, as required by chapter 19A:
.....................................................................$ 712,500
4. Unemployment compensation:
.....................................................................$ 328,000
5. For payments to the department of personnel for paying workers' compensation claims under chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the state department of transportation:
.....................................................................$ 1,883,000
6. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and the central complex:
.....................................................................$ 800,000
7. For payment to the general fund for indirect cost recoveries:
.....................................................................$ 748,000
8. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit expenses as provided in section 11.5B:
.....................................................................$ 297,000
9. For improvements to upgrade the handling of wastewater at various field facilities throughout the state:
.....................................................................$ 400,000
10. For replacement of roofs according to the department's priority list at field facilities throughout the state:
.....................................................................$ 400,000
11. For the federal Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility improvements to department facilities throughout the state:
.....................................................................$ 200,000
12. For renovation of the first floor of the state department of transportation administration building at the Ames complex:
.....................................................................$ 1,500,000
13. For construction of a telecommunications staging facility at the Ames complex:
.....................................................................$ 350,000
14. For replacement of the radiant heating systems in field garage facilities throughout the state:
.....................................................................$ 200,000
15. For an addition to the Cedar Rapids laboratory:
.....................................................................$ 320,000
16. For replacement of exhaust systems in field garage facilities throughout the state:
.....................................................................$ 350,000
17. For tuckpointing and repair of the brick exteriors of office buildings and field garage facilities throughout the state:
.....................................................................$ 100,000
18. For deferred maintenance projects at field facilities:
.....................................................................$ 351,500
19. For completion of a site utilization study at the Ames complex:
.....................................................................$ 200,000
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in subsections 9 through 19 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2004.
Sec. 4. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund to the department of general services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
For planning and design of a state institutional road that shall be an extension of Twelfth street south of Court avenue, adjacent to the new judicial building in Des Moines:
.....................................................................$ 34,000
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2004.
For purposes of this section, a "state institutional road" is part of the state park, state institution, and other state land road system, as defined in section 306.3.
DIVISION II
STATUTORY CHANGES
Sec. 5. Section 312.2, subsection 18, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
18. The treasurer of state, before making the allotments provided for in this section, shall credit
annually from the road use tax fund to the state department of transportation the sum of six hundred fifty
thousand dollars for the purpose of providing county treasurers with
data processing automation and
telecommunications equipment and support for vehicle registration and titling
and driver licensing. Notwithstanding
section 8.33, unobligated funds credited under this subsection remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year shall not
revert but shall remain available for expenditure for purposes of this subsection in subsequent fiscal years.
Sec. 6. Section 315.3, subsection 3, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
3. a. If the state transportation commission receives and files a letter from the director of transportation certifying that federal funding is not forthcoming due to the failure of the United States Congress to pass and the president of the United States to approve legislation providing long-term federal transportation funding to the state of Iowa, the commission may authorize the temporary transfer of funds from the RISE fund to the primary road fund. Transferred funds shall be repaid to the RISE fund within three months of transfer.
b. If the state transportation commission receives and files a letter from the director of transportation certifying that the cash flow funding of the department may be inadequate to meet anticipated road construction costs, the commission may authorize the temporary transfer of funds from the RISE fund to the primary road fund. Funds transferred under this paragraph shall be repaid to the RISE fund within six months of transfer.
c. The commission shall manage the RISE fund to ensure that funds will be available to meet contract obligations on approved RISE projects.
Sec. 7. Section 321.189, subsection 4, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
4. SYMBOLS. Upon the request of a licensee, or a person renewing the person's license by mail, the department shall indicate on the license,
or the validation document issued to a person renewing by mail,
the presence of a medical condition, that the licensee is a donor under the uniform anatomical gift law, or that
the licensee has in effect a medical advance directive. For purposes of this subsection, a medical advance
directive includes, but is not limited to, a valid durable power of attorney for health care as defined in section 144B.1.
The license may contain such other information as the department may require by rule.
Sec. 8. Section 321.196, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
Except as otherwise provided, a driver's license, other than an instruction permit, chauffeur's
instruction permit, or commercial driver's instruction permit issued under section 321.180, expires, at the option of
the applicant, two or four years from the licensee's birthday anniversary occurring in the year of issuance if
the licensee is between the ages of seventeen years eleven months and seventy years on the date of issuance of
the license. If the licensee is under the age of seventeen years eleven months or age seventy or over, the license
is effective for a period of two years from the licensee's birthday anniversary occurring in the year of issuance.
Except as required in section 321.188, and except for a motorcycle instruction permit issued in accordance
with section 321.180 or 321.180B, a driver's license is renewable without written examination or penalty within
a period of sixty days after its expiration date and without a driving test within a period of one year after
its expiration date. A person shall not be considered to be driving with an invalid license during a period of
sixty days following the license expiration date. However, for a license renewed within the sixty-day period, the
date of issuance shall be considered to be the previous birthday anniversary on which it expired. Applicants
whose licenses are restricted due to vision or other physical deficiencies may be required to renew their licenses
every two years. For the purposes of this section, the birthday anniversary of a person born on February 29 shall
be deemed to occur on March 1. The department in its discretion may authorize the renewal of a valid
driver's license other than a commercial driver's license upon application without an examination provided that
the applicant satisfactorily passes a vision test as prescribed by the
department, or files a vision report in
accordance with section 321.186A which shows that the applicant's visual acuity level meets or exceeds those required
by the department, or is eligible for renewal by mail pursuant to rules adopted by the department. The
department may assess an applicant a fee of no more than two dollars for administration and mailing expenses
for providing for renewal of the applicant's driver's license by mail.
Approved May 24, 2001
Updated: 31-Oct-2001 12:22 PM
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