Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HF2683 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 04/03/2024

                            House File 2683 - Introduced   HOUSE FILE 2683   BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS   (SUCCESSOR TO LSB 5016XG)   A BILL FOR   An Act relating to transportation and other 1   infrastructure-related appropriations to the department of 2   transportation, including allocation and use of moneys from 3   the road use tax fund and the primary road fund. 4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5   TLSB 5016HV (2) 90   th/ns  

  H.F. 2683   Section 1. ROAD USE TAX FUND  FY 2024-2025. There is 1   appropriated from the road use tax fund created in section 2   312.1 to the department of transportation for the fiscal year 3   beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 4   amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 5   purposes designated: 6   1. For the payment of costs associated with the production 7   of drivers licenses, as defined in section 321.1, subsection 8   20A : 9   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,600,000 10   Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in this 11   subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 12   of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 13   for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection 14   until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 15   2. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 16   purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 17   equivalent positions: 18   a. Transportation operations: 19   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,976,308 20   b. Motor vehicles: 21   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,542,265 22   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 294.00 23   3. For payments to the department of administrative 24   services and the office of the chief information officer for 25   utility services: 26   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 455,647 27   4. For unemployment compensation: 28   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,000 29   5. For payments to the department of administrative 30   services for paying workers compensation claims under chapter 31   85 on behalf of employees of the department of transportation: 32   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 141,577 33   6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect 34   cost recoveries: 35   -1-   LSB 5016HV (2) 90   th/ns 1/ 5  

  H.F. 2683   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 90,000 1   7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 2   expenses as provided in section 11.5B : 3   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 107,884 4   8. For automation, telecommunications, and related costs 5   associated with the county issuance of drivers licenses and 6   vehicle registrations and titles: 7   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,406,000 8   9. For costs associated with participation in the 9   Mississippi river parkway commission: 10   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,000 11   10. For costs associated with the traffic and criminal 12   software program and the mobile architecture and communications 13   handling program: 14   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 15   11. For motor vehicle division field facility maintenance 16   projects at various locations: 17   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 18   For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided 19   otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsection 11 that remain 20   unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert but shall remain 21   available for expenditure for the purposes designated until 22   the close of the fiscal year that ends three years after the 23   end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made. 24   However, if the project or projects for which the appropriation 25   was made are completed in an earlier fiscal year, unencumbered 26   or unobligated moneys shall revert at the close of that same 27   fiscal year. 28   Sec. 2. PRIMARY ROAD FUND  FY 2024-2025. There is 29   appropriated from the primary road fund created in section 30   313.3 to the department of transportation for the fiscal year 31   beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following 32   amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 33   purposes designated: 34   1. For transportation operations salaries, support, 35   -2-   LSB 5016HV (2) 90   th/ns 2/ 5  

  H.F. 2683   maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 1   the following full-time equivalent positions: 2   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $333,994,227 3   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2,363.00 4   2. For payments to the department of administrative 5   services and the office of the chief information officer for 6   utility services: 7   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,798,974 8   3. For unemployment compensation: 9   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 138,000 10   4. For payments to the department of administrative 11   services for paying workers compensation claims under 12   chapter 85 on behalf of the employees of the department of 13   transportation: 14   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,432,963 15   5. For disposal of hazardous wastes from field locations and 16   the central complex: 17   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 18   6. For payment to the general fund of the state for indirect 19   cost recoveries: 20   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 660,000 21   7. For reimbursement to the auditor of state for audit 22   expenses as provided in section 11.5B : 23   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 662,716 24   8. For costs associated with producing transportation maps: 25   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,000 26   9. For inventory and equipment replacement: 27   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,626,000 28   10. For costs associated with the statewide 29   interoperability network: 30   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 442,162 31   11. For facility major maintenance and enhancement: 32   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,300,000 33   12. For facility routine maintenance and preservation: 34   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,200,000 35   -3-   LSB 5016HV (2) 90   th/ns 3/ 5  

  H.F. 2683   13. For the renovation of the Albia maintenance garage: 1   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,291,067 2   14. For the renovation of the Jefferson maintenance garage: 3   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,999,292 4   For purposes of section 8.33 , unless specifically provided 5   otherwise, moneys appropriated in subsections 11 through 14 6   that remain unencumbered or unobligated shall not revert 7   but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 8   designated until the close of the fiscal year that ends 9   three years after the end of the fiscal year for which the 10   appropriation was made. However, if the project or projects 11   for which such appropriation was made are completed in an 12   earlier fiscal year, unencumbered or unobligated moneys shall 13   revert at the close of that same fiscal year. 14   EXPLANATION 15   The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16   the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 17   This bill makes appropriations from the road use tax fund and 18   the primary road fund to the department of transportation. 19   Appropriations for FY 2024-2025 from the road use tax 20   fund include appropriations for drivers license production, 21   transportation operations, motor vehicles, utility services, 22   unemployment and workers compensation, indirect cost 23   recoveries, audits, county issuance of drivers licenses 24   and vehicle registration and titling, participation in the 25   Mississippi river parkway commission, the traffic and criminal 26   software program and the mobile architecture and communications 27   handling program, and motor vehicle division field facility 28   maintenance projects. 29   Appropriations for FY 2024-2025 from the primary road fund 30   include appropriations for transportation operations, utility 31   services, unemployment and workers compensation, hazardous 32   waste disposal, indirect cost recoveries, audits, production of 33   transportation maps, inventory and equipment replacement, the 34   statewide interoperability network, major facility maintenance 35   -4-   LSB 5016HV (2) 90   th/ns 4/ 5  

  H.F. 2683   and enhancement, routine facility maintenance and preservation, 1   and renovation of the maintenance garages in Albia and 2   Jefferson. 3   -5-   LSB 5016HV (2) 90   th/ns 5/ 5