Title VIII, TRANSPORTATION (Ch. 306 - 330B)

1. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to do all of the following: a. Act as legal advisor to the department, commission, and director. b. Provide legal services for the department. 2. The attorney general shall appoint assistant attorneys general as necessary to carry o…

The department shall be responsible for highway programs and activities, shall plan, design, construct, and maintain the state primary highways, and shall administer chapters 306 through 306C , chapters 309 through 314 , chapters 316 through 318 , and chapter 320 . The department…

The department shall: 1. Develop aeronautics, including but not limited to the location of air terminals; accessibility of air terminals by other modes of public transportation; protective zoning provisions considering safety factors, noise, and air pollution; facilities for priv…

The department shall be responsible for the enforcement and regulation of motor carriers, registration of motor vehicles, and licensing of drivers, and shall: 1. Administer and supervise the registration of motor vehicles and the licensing of drivers pursuant to chapter 321 . 2. …

The director shall, with the approval of the commission, prorate the costs of the department which will be expended for highways and such costs shall be paid from money appropriated from the road use tax fund. Prorated costs payable from the road use tax fund shall be based upon …

The department shall adopt rules under chapter 17A to provide for certification of federal heavy vehicle use tax collections required by the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982. 83 Acts, ch 9, §2, 8

1. The department shall periodically review the current revenue levels of the road use tax fund and the sufficiency of those revenues for the projected construction and maintenance needs of city, county, and state governments in the future. The department shall submit a written r…

On or before February 15 of each year, the department, in collaboration with the Iowa county engineers association, shall compile the annual reports received from counties pursuant to sections 309.22 and 309.22A into a cumulative report and submit the cumulative report in electro…

It is the intent of the general assembly that not later than July 1, 1992, the state department of transportation shall dispose of all right-of-way owned by the department and not needed for projects. In determining need, the department shall consider both its five-year program r…

The department shall investigate and prosecute violators of the laws concerning motor vehicle fraud including, but not limited to, the state and federal odometer law. The department shall refer available evidence concerning a possible violation of the laws concerning motor vehicl…

The department shall give a copy of each contract for construction or reconstruction of roads, streets, or bridges entered into by the department in which the contract price is for five million dollars or more to the legislative services agency. 88 Acts, ch 1278, §26 ; 2003 Acts,…

1. If funds are allotted or appropriated by the government of the United States for the improvement of transportation facilities and services in this state, the department may cooperate with the government of the United States, and any agency or department thereof, in the plannin…

1. Cities and counties may assess the cost of a public improvement against the state when the improvement benefits property owned by the state and under the jurisdiction and control of the department. The director shall pay from the primary road fund the portion of the cost of th…

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8.33 or any other provision of law to the contrary, if on June 30 of a fiscal year a balance of an operational appropriation remains unexpended or unencumbered, not more than fifty percent of the balance may be encumbered by the depart…

1. The highway materials and equipment revolving fund is created from moneys appropriated out of the primary road fund. From this fund shall be paid all costs for materials and supplies, inventoried stock supplies, maintenance and operational costs of equipment, and equipment rep…

1. An employee of the department who was hired by the state highway commission on or before June 30, 1971, is entitled to longevity pay. An employee eligible for longevity pay under this section whose employment is terminated on or after July 1, 1971, if reemployed by the departm…

1. A bidder awarded a contract with the department shall disclose the names of all subcontractors, who will work on the project being bid or who the bidder anticipates will work on the project being bid, within forty-eight hours after the award of the contract. If a subcontractor…

The director and other employees of the department shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. All expenses and salaries shall be paid from appropriations for such purposes and the department shall be subject to the budget req…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Commission” means the state transportation commission of the state department of transportation. 2. “Department” means the state department of transportation. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §307A.1 ]

1. There is created a state transportation commission which shall consist of seven members, not more than four of whom shall be from the same political party. The governor shall appoint the members of the state transportation commission for a term of four years beginning at 12:01…

Said commission shall: 1. Develop, coordinate, and annually update a comprehensive transportation policy and plan for the state. 2. Promote the coordinated and efficient use of all available modes of transportation for the benefit of the state and its citizens including but not l…

A person shall not serve as a member of the commission if the person has an interest in a contract or job of work or material or the profits thereof or service to be performed for the department. Any member of the commission who accepts employment with or acquires any stock, bond…

Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments are made for the unexpired portion of the regular term. In the event the governor fails to make an appointment to fill a vacancy or fails to submit the appointment to the se…

Each member of the commission shall be compensated as provided in section 7E.6 . 2015 Acts, ch 123, §23

The commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson or when any four members of the commission file a written request with the chairperson for a meeting. Written notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be given to each member of the commission. A majority of the c…

Members of the commission shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. All expenses and salaries shall be paid from appropriations for such purposes and the commission shall be subject to the budget requirements of chapter 8 . …

Any member of the commission may be removed for any of the causes and in the manner provided in chapter 66 and such removal shall not be in lieu of any other punishment that may be prescribed by the laws of this state. 2015 Acts, ch 123, §26

The Missouri river interstate barge compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other states which legally join in the compact in substantially the following form: 1. Article I. The purposes of this compact are to provide for planning for the most efficient use of the w…

The state department of transportation has jurisdiction and authority to implement the Missouri river barge compact. 84 Acts, ch 1257, §2

The state department of transportation shall, with the cooperation of the economic development authority, the department of natural resources, and the member states’ officials or agencies, take the necessary steps to achieve the purposes set forth in this chapter . 84 Acts, ch 12…

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The compact is severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state or of the United States or the applicability of the co…

The Missouri river barge compact does not supersede or limit the functions, powers, duties and discretions of counties, townships, school districts, cities, levee districts, drainage districts, levee and drainage districts, or any other governmental subdivisions or of their gover…

1. The Mississippi parkway planning commission shall be composed of ten members appointed by the governor, five members to be appointed for two-year terms beginning July 1, 1959, and five members to be appointed for four-year terms beginning July 1, 1959. In addition to the above…

The general assembly of the state of Iowa hereby declares that the intent of this chapter is to assent to any Act of the United States Congress authorizing the development of any national parkway located wholly or partly within the state of Iowa, to the full extent that is necess…

As used in this chapter : 1. “Conservation area” means land in which the state department of transportation or the department of natural resources has acquired rights, other than that land necessary for a right-of-way. 2. “Great river road” means a scenic and recreational highway…

1. The state transportation commission shall make such investigations, surveys, studies and plans in connection with any proposed national parkway or parkway development as it shall deem necessary or desirable to determine if the proposed development is under the terms of the Act…

Jurisdiction and control of the great river road is vested as provided in section 306.4 . [C75, 77, 79, 81, §308.5 ] 85 Acts, ch 108, §2

The director of transportation, with the concurrence of the department of natural resources, shall transfer jurisdiction of any adjacent conservation area to the department of natural resources upon completion of a new segment of the great river road. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §308.6 ] 8…

The department of natural resources, with the cooperation of the director of transportation, shall: 1. Control the conservation area acquired by the director of transportation. 2. Protect all scenic easements. 3. Maintain, improve, and beautify according to plans made under secti…

The director of transportation and the department of natural resources may enter into agreements with the United States secretary of transportation, as provided under the United States Code, Tit. 23 relating to the scenic and recreational highway system, and with any other agency…

1. a. When, as a result of its investigations and studies, the state transportation commission, in cooperation with the department of natural resources, finds that there may be a need in the future for the development and construction or reconstruction of segments of the great ri…

1. The department of natural resources, in consultation with the state transportation commission, is hereby authorized to establish recreational bikeways within this state for the use, enjoyment, and participation of the public in bicycling, not including the use of motorized bic…

The department of natural resources may accept in the name of the state funds contributed by the groups specified in section 308A.1 and the funds shall be used exclusively in the establishment of bikeways as provided in this chapter . Additional funds as may be necessary in purch…

Bikeways and walkways approved as either incidental features of highway construction projects primarily for motor vehicular traffic or as an independent bikeway or walkway construction project constructed pursuant to the Highway Act of 1973 , 23 U.S.C. §217 , shall not be constru…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Book” , “list” , “record” , or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1 . 2. “Bridge” includes any …

1. Notwithstanding section 310.4 , if the board of supervisors of a county does not plan to utilize its farm-to-market road fund allocation for the succeeding fiscal year for farm-to-market projects, the board may annually, by stipulation in the secondary road construction progra…