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Relating to a railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and making appropriations
Sponsored by the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Tom Determann (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 4, 2025
- Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2793
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2793 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2793 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa is creating a new fund to help cities and counties pay for building bridges or tunnels over or under railroad tracks. The Department of Transportation will manage this money and give it out as grants to local governments. This assistance helps cover the costs of constructing these crossings on city streets and county roads.1
Read the official explanation
8). The department of transportation (DOT) must approve the overpass or underpass specifications and determine whether an overpass or underpass is necessary for public safety and convenience. A city must pay one half of all required maintenance costs, and may allocate costs between railway companies whose tracks are to be crossed by an overpass or underpass. Similar provisions for secondary roads under county jurisdiction do not exist. This bill creates the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund (fund) under the control of the DOT. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the DOT to distribute in the form of grants to cities and counties to assist with the construction of highway overpasses and underpasses across railway tracks.
House subcommittee
Named February 24, 2026. On March 3, 2026 it recommended passage.
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