House File 822 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 822 BY SORENSEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to a local authoritys ability to determine the 1 streets or highways on which vehicles operating under an 2 all-systems permit are authorized to operate. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2782YH (3) 91 th/ns
H.F. 822 Section 1. Section 321E.3, subsection 1, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (1), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2 (1) The department may issue all-systems permits under 3 section 321E.8 which are valid for movement on all paved 4 highways or streets, except the interstate road system if 5 prohibited under section 321E.8 , and except any highways 6 or streets under the jurisdiction of local authorities 7 upon which an all-systems permit is not valid as determined 8 by the applicable local authority if the local authority 9 indicates such highways and streets to the department in 10 writing, including by means of electronic communication. 11 However, a local authority shall not determine that any paved 12 farm-to-market road, or highway or street designated as a 13 truck route, is not valid for purposes of an all-systems 14 permit without justification. In addition, a local authority 15 shall not determine that every paved highway and street under 16 its jurisdiction is not valid for purposes of an all-systems 17 permit. A highway or street under the jurisdiction of a local 18 authority upon which movement under an all-systems permit 19 is valid shall connect with a highway or street under the 20 jurisdiction of the state, or with another highway or street 21 upon which movement under an all-systems permit is valid 22 that ultimately connects with a highway or street under the 23 jurisdiction of the state. 24 EXPLANATION 25 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 26 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 27 Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT) 28 is authorized to issue an all-systems permit that is valid 29 for movement on all paved highways or streets, except the 30 interstate road system under certain circumstances, and 31 except any highways or streets under the jurisdiction of local 32 authorities upon which an all-systems permit is not valid as 33 determined by the applicable local authority, if the local 34 authority indicates such highways and streets to the DOT in 35 -1- LSB 2782YH (3) 91 th/ns 1/ 2
H.F. 822 writing, including by means of electronic communication. A 1 local authority is prohibited from determining that certain 2 roads, streets, or highways are not valid for purposes of 3 an all-systems permit without justification. Despite a 4 determination by a local authority that a certain street or 5 highway is not valid for purposes of an all-systems permit, 6 a person who is issued an all-systems permit may operate a 7 permitted vehicle over the most direct route between the 8 location where the vehicle is loaded or is to be unloaded and 9 the nearest highway or street upon which movement under an 10 all-systems permit is valid. 11 This bill prohibits a local authority from determining that 12 every paved highway or street under its jurisdiction is not 13 valid for purposes of an all-systems permit. 14 -2- LSB 2782YH (3) 91 th/ns 2/ 2