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Relating to road construction, modification, and repair project standards
Sponsored by the House Transportation Committee
Topics:Cities & countiesTransportation
Same legislation: HF 2120
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2024
- Done: House committeeFebruary 7, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 22, 202493–0
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 The Iowa Department of Transportation and county supervisors must follow new rules for notifying people and fixing property when they work on or change roads. These rules about access and restoration do not apply to projects run by cities. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must use one consistent way to measure the width of field entrances.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the agency which has control and jurisdiction over a road has the power, on its own motion, to alter or vacate and close any such road and to establish new roads which are or are intended to become a part of the road system over which the agency has jurisdiction and control. This bill requires the department of transportation (DOT) or county board of supervisors, as applicable, to take extra actions relating to notice, access, and restoration, listed in the bill, prior to, during, and after a road construction, modification, or repair project. The requirements do not apply to projects of cities. The bill also requires the DOT to adopt a uniform classification for field entrance widths. Currently, the DOT classifies field entrances in different classes when addressed in different contexts, including in DOT rules and published manuals.
Why it matters. The Iowa Department of Transportation and county boards of supervisors would be required to follow new procedures for providing notice, ensuring access, and handling restoration during road construction or repair projects. These new rules do not apply to city projects. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must adopt a single, uniform classification for field entrance widths.2
Senate subcommittee
Named March 4, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
- Sen. Mike Klimesh REmail
- Sen. Adrian Dickey REmail
- Sen. T. Taylor
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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