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Requiring the construction and maintenance of rumble strips on certain highways
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2020
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Government agencies that manage highways must now build and take care of rumble strips in specific locations. These strips must be placed before stop signs and traffic lights where a road meets or crosses a primary highway. This rule does not apply to unpaved roads, roads inside cities, or roads with low speed limits.1
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This bill requires any governmental entity which exercises jurisdiction over a highway to construct and maintain rumble strips on certain highways. The bill defines the term “rumble strips”. Under the bill, rumble strips are required in advance of all stop signs and traffic-control signals located on a highway where the highway enters or crosses a primary highway. However, rumble strips are not required on unpaved highways, on highways inside the limits of any incorporated city, or on highways with a speed limit of less than miles per hour. 3.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with any state mandate included in the bill.
House subcommittee
Named January 22, 2020. On January 30, 2020 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
Cost: up to $450,000 Compare with other bills
AI summary This bill requires certain government entities to install and maintain rumble strips at specific highway intersections. It is estimated to cost the Primary Road Fund an additional $450,000 and cost Iowa counties $1.0 million for installations on county roads.3
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Description
House File 2004 requires any governmental entity which exercises jurisdiction over a highway to construct and maintain rumble strips on certain highways. Under the Bill, rumble strips are required in advance of all stop signs and traffic-control signals located on a highway where the highway enters or crosses a primary highway. However, rumble strips are not required on unpaved highways, on highways inside the limits of any incorporated city, or on highways with a speed limit of less than 55 miles per hour.
The Bill may include a State mandate as defined in Iowa Code section 25B.3. Provisions that relieve political subdivisions from complying with an unfunded State mandate (Iowa Code section 25B.2) do not apply to the requirements in HF 2004. Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with any State mandate included in the Bill.
Background
The Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF) allocates funding for road construction to the Primary Road Fund, secondary and farm-to-market roads (counties), and city streets. Current law allocates 47.5% of the RUTF to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), 32.5% to counties, and 20.0% to cities. The DOT administers projects funded through the Primary Road Fund. In FY 2019, the RUTF collected and distributed revenues of $1.760 billion. Of the total, $847.4 million went to the Primary Road Fund; $490.1 million went to counties. Additional details regarding the distribution of RUTF revenues are available in the LSA’s Factbook document. Political subdivisions also provide funding for road construction from local sources such as property taxes, local option sales taxes, and other funding sources.
Assumptions
- The DOT estimates that 90 intersections under the control of the DOT that do not currently have rumble strips will require rumble strips.
- The DOT estimates that each intersection will require two rumble strips at a cost of $5,000 per intersection.
- It is assumed that Iowa counties will be required to install 693 rumble strips. The Iowa County Engineers Association (ICEA) has collected information from 73 counties. On average, each of the counties that has responded identified seven legs that will require the installation of rumble strips. It is assumed that the 26 counties that have not responded will also average seven legs requiring rumble strips.
- The ICEA estimates that installation of rumble strips will cost roughly $1,500 per roadway leg. The ICEA states that costs will fluctuate based on the type of pavement and panels being installed and with the mobilization required for disparate locations.
Fiscal Impact
House File 2004 is estimated to cost the Primary Road Fund an additional $450,000 for the installation of rumble strips on primary highways. In addition, the Bill is estimated to cost Iowa counties $1.0 million for rumble strip installation on county roads throughout the State.
Sources
- Legislative Services Agency
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- Iowa County Engineers Association
- Rumble Strips, Highway Intersections · February 12, 2020 · $450,000
- Rumble Strips, Highway Intersections · February 11, 2020 · $1.0M
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