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2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.8 - Government markers preserved.

314.8 Government markers preserved.
1. If it is necessary in grading a highway to make a cut that will disturb, or fill that will cover up, a government or other established corner or land monument, the engineer in charge of the project shall establish permanent witness corners or monuments, and make a record of the same, that show the distance and direction the witness corner is from the corner disturbed or covered up. When the construction work is completed the engineer shall permanently reestablish the corner or monument.
2. If the duties in subsection 1 are not performed, the agency in control of the highway on which a project described in subsection 1 has been or is being completed shall pay the costs of restoring the original position of the established corner or land monument.
[S13, §1527-s7; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4656; C46, §309.62; C50, §308A.17; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.8]
2002 Acts, ch 1063, §14
Referred to in §542B.2, 716.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.9 - Entering private property.

314.9 Entering private property.
1. The agency in control of a highway may after thirty days’ written notice by restricted certified mail addressed to the owner and also to the occupant, enter upon private property for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings, appraisals, and examinations as the agency deems appropriate or necessary to determine the advisability or practicability of locating and constructing a highway on the property or for the purpose of determining whether gravel or other material exists on the property of suitable quality and in sufficient quantity to warrant the purchase or condemnation of the property. The entry shall not be deemed a trespass, and the agency may be aided by injunction to insure peaceful entry. The agency shall pay actual damages caused by the entry, surveys, soundings, drillings, appraisals, or examinations.
2. Any damage caused by the entry, surveys, soundings, drillings, appraisals, or examinations shall be determined by agreement or in the manner provided for the award of damages in condemnation of the property for highway purposes. Soundings or drillings shall not be done within one hundred fifty feet of the dwelling house or within fifty feet of other buildings without written consent of the owner.
[C27, 31, 35, §4658-a1; C39, §4658.1; C46, §309.65; C50, §308A.18; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.9]
96 Acts, ch 1126, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.10 - State-line highways.

314.10 State-line highways.
The agency in control of any highway or bridge bordering on or crossing a state line is authorized to confer and agree with the agency or official of such border state, or subdivision of such state, having control of such highway or bridge relative to the interstate connection, the plans for the improvement, and maintenance, the division of work and the apportionment of cost of such highway or bridge.
[S13, §1570-a; SS15, §1527-s3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4663; C46, §309.72; C50, §308A.19; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.10]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.11 - Use of bridges by utility companies.

314.11 Use of bridges by utility companies.
Telephone, telegraph, electric transmission and pipe lines may be permitted to use any highway bridge on or across a state line on such terms and conditions as the agency or officials jointly constructing, maintaining or operating such bridge may jointly determine. No discrimination shall be made in the use of such bridge as between such utilities. Joint use of telephone, telegraph, electric transmission or pipe lines may not be required. No grant to any public utility to use such bridge shall in any way interfere with the use of such bridge by the public for highway purposes.
[S13, §424-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4683; C46, §309.90; C50, §308A.20; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.11]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.12 - Borrow pits — topsoil preserved.

314.12 Borrow pits — topsoil preserved.
In the award of contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair or maintenance of any highway, the agency having charge of awarding such contracts shall require that when fill dirt, soil or other materials are to be removed from borrow pits acquired by title or easement, whether by agreement or condemnation, for use in the project, adequate provision shall be made for the restoration of the borrow pit area, either by removal and replacement of a minimum of eight inches of topsoil, or by fertilizing, mulching, reseeding or other appropriate measures to provide vegetative cover or prevent erosion, except where a lake or subwater table conditions are designed, or where the area is zoned for commercial, industrial, or residential use, or where the borrow is in locations of white oak, sand, loess or undrainable clays. When the borrow pit is acquired by easement, the restoration method shall be determined by agreement with the landowner.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.12]
Referred to in §314.12A
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.12A - Preservation of topsoil in highway construction.

314.12A Preservation of topsoil in highway construction.
In the award of contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, and repair, except for minor maintenance, of a highway, the state department of transportation shall require that when fill dirt, soil, or other materials are to be removed from an area acquired by title or easement, whether by agreement or condemnation, for use in the project, adequate provision shall be made for the salvage of topsoil from the area for use in the restoration of the specified critical areas of the project by replacement of salvaged topsoil, by fertilizing and mulching if necessary, or by other appropriate measures to provide vegetative cover to prevent erosion, including filling or covering the area with compost, except where a lake or subwater table conditions exist, where deep loess is present, or where outside ditch bottoms and backslopes are present in rock cut areas. This section shall not apply to borrow pits covered by section 314.12.
2002 Acts, ch 1103, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.13A - Contract assessment — socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

314.13A Contract assessment — socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
1. The department shall annually assess the impact of federal and nonfederal awarded contracts on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including women and persons with a disability, as defined in section 15.102, in the state.
2. The assessment shall include the following:
a. Any disproportionate or unique impact the contract may have on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the state.
b. A rationale for the contract having an impact on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the state.
c. Consultation with representatives of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in cases where the contract has an identifiable impact on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the state.
3. This section shall be carried out to the extent consistent with federal law.
4. The assessment shall be used for informational purposes.
2010 Acts, ch 1098, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.14 - Contracts set aside for small businesses.

314.14 Contracts set aside for small businesses.
Notwithstanding section 314.1, there may be set aside contracts for bidding by prequalified small businesses a percentage of the total annual dollar amount of public contracts let by the department. The annual dollar amount set aside for bidding by prequalified small businesses shall not exceed ten percent of the total dollar amount of highway construction contracts let by the department and transit dollars administered by the department. The director may estimate the set-aside amount at the beginning of each fiscal year and a suit shall not be brought by any party as a result of this estimate. Set-aside contracts will be awarded to the lowest responsible prequalified small business. This section shall not be construed as limiting the department’s right to refuse any or all small business bids.
84 Acts, ch 1229, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §111, 112; 2010 Acts, ch 1098, §3
Disadvantaged business enterprise funding reauthorized in section 1101(b) of the federal Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), approved December 4, 2015, Pub. L. No. 114–94; see also
49 C.F.R. pt. 26
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.15 - Disadvantaged business enterprises — rules.

314.15 Disadvantaged business enterprises — rules.
The department of transportation shall promulgate rules establishing affirmative action requirements to encourage and increase participation of disadvantaged individuals in business enterprises in all federal aid projects made available by and through the department.
90 Acts, ch 1161, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.16 - Interstate 80 — route designation.

314.16 Interstate 80 — route designation.
The interstate which runs from Council Bluffs on the western border through Des Moines to Davenport on the eastern border shall be known as interstate 80. The state transportation commission shall be prohibited from changing the route of interstate 80 as designated on January 1, 1992.
92 Acts, ch 1010, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.17 - Mowing on interstates, primary highways, and secondary roads.

314.17 Mowing on interstates, primary highways, and secondary roads.
Mowing roadside vegetation on the rights-of-way or medians on any primary highway, interstate highway, or secondary road prior to July 15 is prohibited, except as follows:
1. Within two hundred yards of an inhabited dwelling.
2. On rights-of-way within one mile of the corporate limits of a city.
3. To promote native species of vegetation or other long-lived and adaptable vegetation.
4. To establish control of damaging insect populations, noxious weeds, and invasive plant species.
5. For visibility and safety reasons.
6. Within rest areas, weigh stations, and wayside parks.
7. Within fifty feet of a drainage tile or tile intake.
8. For access to a mailbox or for other accessibility purposes.
9. On rights-of-way adjacent to agricultural demonstration or research plots.
98 Acts, ch 1212, §7; 2010 Acts, ch 1164, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §121
Referred to in §317.19
For control and eradication of noxious weeds, see chapter 317
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.18 - Responsibility for bridge inspection.

314.18 Responsibility for bridge inspection.
The department, counties, cities, and other public entities shall be responsible for the safety inspection and evaluation of all highway bridges under their jurisdiction which are located on public roads, in accordance with the national bridge inspection standards. These responsibilities include inspection policies and procedures, inspections, reports, load ratings, quality control and quality assurance, maintaining a bridge inventory, and other requirements of the national bridge inspection standards.
2006 Acts, ch 1068, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.19 - Reseeding open ditches.

314.19 Reseeding open ditches.
The department shall have the topsoil of each open ditch along the side of a highway reseeded with prairie grass seed and the seed of other adapted grass and legumes including native grass species after the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, or maintenance of a highway whenever feasible.
84 Acts, ch 1114, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.20 - Utility easements on highway right-of-way.

314.20 Utility easements on highway right-of-way.
The department shall develop an accommodation plan for the longitudinal utility use of freeway right-of-way, in consultation with the utilities board. The plan shall be consistent with the rules of the federal highway administration of the United States department of transportation and shall be submitted to the federal highway administration for its approval by January 1, 1989. In developing the plan, the department shall provide for extended payment and lease agreements to provide continuous funding for the living roadway trust fund. The plan shall provide for charges for the use of the right-of-way and all moneys collected shall be credited to the living roadway trust fund established under section 314.21.
88 Acts, ch 1019, §9; 89 Acts, ch 246, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.23 - Environmental protection.

314.23 Environmental protection.
It is declared to be in the general public welfare of Iowa and a highway purpose that highway maintenance, construction, reconstruction, and repair shall protect and preserve, by not causing unnecessary destruction, the natural or historic heritage of the state. In order to provide for the protection and preservation, the following shall be accomplished in the design, construction, reconstruction, relocation, repair, or maintenance of roads, streets, and highways:
1. Woodlands. Woodland removed shall be replaced by plantings as close as possible to the initial site, or by acquisition of an equal amount of woodland in the general vicinity for public ownership and preservation, or by other mitigation deemed to be comparable to the woodland removed, including, but not limited to, the improvement, development, or preservation of woodland under public ownership.
2. Wetlands. Wetland removed shall be replaced by acquisition of wetland, in the same general vicinity if possible, for public ownership and preservation, or by other mitigation deemed to be comparable to the wetland removed, including, but not limited to, the improvement, development, or preservation of wetland under public ownership.
3. Public parks. Highways, streets, and roads constructed on or through publicly owned lands comprising parks, preserves, or recreation areas, shall be located and designed, in consultation with the public entity owning the land, so as to blend aesthetically with the areas and to minimize noise. When land is taken from the areas for highway construction and if, in consultation with the public entity owning the land, mitigation is deemed necessary, the land shall be replaced by an equal or greater amount for public use, or by other mitigation, undertaken in consultation with the public entity owning the land, and deemed to be appropriate to the amount of land taken, including, but not limited to, the improvement, development, or preservation of the areas.
4. Prime agricultural lands. Topsoil removed may be utilized for landscaping and other necessary construction. Excess topsoil shall be made available to the former landowner or other landowners whose land was purchased for the construction or others, and if not acquired by one of these parties, it may be disposed of.
89 Acts, ch 311, §26; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §43
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.24 - Natural and historic preservation.

314.24 Natural and historic preservation.
Cities, counties, and the department shall to the extent practicable preserve and protect the natural and historic heritage of the state in the design, construction, reconstruction, relocation, repair, or maintenance of roads, streets, or highways. Destruction or damage to natural areas, including but not limited to prime agricultural land, parks, preserves, woodlands, wetlands, recreation areas, greenbelts, historical sites, or archaeological sites shall be avoided, if reasonable alternatives are available for the location of roads, streets, or highways at no significantly greater cost. In implementing this section, cities, counties, and the department shall make a diligent effort to identify and examine the comparative cost of utilizing alternative locations for roads, streets, or highways.
89 Acts, ch 317, §30
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.25 - Green space provided.

314.25 Green space provided.
The department shall use the property owned by it in the city of Council Bluffs which is bounded by Broadway, Seventh street, Kanesville boulevard, and Sixth street, exclusively for green space, and, if sold by the department, the department shall sell the property with the restricted covenant that the property shall be used exclusively for green space or else revert to the department.
89 Acts, ch 317, §29
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.26 - Schwengel Bridge.

314.26 Schwengel Bridge.
The interstate 80 bridge crossing the Mississippi river between the states of Iowa and Illinois shall be known as the “Schwengel Bridge” in honor of Fred Schwengel, who served for five terms as a member of the general assembly of the state of Iowa and was elected to the Congress of the United States in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, and 1970.
93 Acts, ch 133, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.27 - Refreshments at rest areas on certain holidays.

314.27 Refreshments at rest areas on certain holidays.
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Free refreshments” means water, coffee, cookies, any nonintoxicating, noncarbonated beverage which is not already bottled or canned, doughnuts, or baked dessert goods dispensed by a nonprofit organization, provided that the refreshments are furnished to motorists by a nonprofit organization without charge.
b. “Holiday periods” means the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, commencing at noon on the preceding Friday and ending at midnight between the Monday and Tuesday of the holiday weekend, and the period surrounding Independence Day, commencing at noon on July 1 and ending at midnight between July 6 and July 7.
2. Nonprofit organizations shall be allowed to provide free refreshments to motorists and to accept, without active solicitation, voluntary donations from motorists during holiday periods at rest areas, as defined in section 306C.10, subject to approval by the department. The department shall approve or disapprove applications by nonprofit organizations, and notify those nonprofit organizations, at least sixty days prior to the holiday period.
3. The department shall adopt rules governing the provision of refreshments at rest areas in accordance with this section.
95 Acts, ch 18, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.28 - Keep Iowa beautiful fund.

314.28 Keep Iowa beautiful fund.
1. A keep Iowa beautiful fund is created in the office of the treasurer of state. The fund is composed of moneys appropriated or available to and obtained or accepted by the treasurer of state for deposit in the fund. All interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to and remain in the fund. Section 8.33 does not apply to moneys in the fund.
2. Moneys in the fund that are authorized by the department for expenditure are appropriated, and shall be used, to educate and encourage Iowans to take greater responsibility for improving their community environment and enhancing the beauty of the state through litter prevention, improving waste management and recycling efforts, and beautification projects.
3. The department may authorize payment of moneys from the fund upon approval of an application from a private or public organization. The applicant shall submit a plan for litter prevention, improving waste management and recycling efforts, or a beautification project along with its application. The department shall establish standards relating to the type of projects available for assistance.
2001 Acts, ch 160, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §435; 2004 Acts, ch 1177, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1182, §60; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §78
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.29 - Dick Drake Way.

314.29 Dick Drake Way.
The highway currently known as the industrial connector in Muscatine shall be renamed “Dick Drake Way” in honor of Richard Drake, who served for thirty-six years as a member of the general assembly of the state of Iowa.
2008 Acts, ch 1124, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 314 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS › Section 314.31 - Iowa medal of honor highway — signs purchased and installed by private entities.

314.31 Iowa medal of honor highway — signs purchased and installed by private entities.
1. The segment of the highway known as United States highway 20 which crosses this state from Sioux City to Dubuque shall be designated as the “Iowa Medal of Honor Highway”.
2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to provide for an application, approval, and inspection process for the purchase and installation of signs indicating the “Iowa Medal of Honor Highway” designation by private entities. The department shall approve applications for sign purchase and installation that meet its rule requirements. All costs and expenses of the purchase and installation of the signs shall be paid by the private entity whose application is approved. The department may approve more than one application to purchase and install the signs. The department shall require that any signs placed pursuant to this subsection include a graphic depiction of the three versions of the medal of honor for the army, navy, and air force.
2020 Acts, ch 1038, §1, 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.1 - Definitions.

315.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Department” means the state department of transportation.
2. “Fund” or “RISE fund” means the revitalize Iowa’s sound economy fund.
85 Acts, ch 231, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.2 - Revitalize Iowa’s sound economy (RISE) fund.

315.2 Revitalize Iowa’s sound economy (RISE) fund.
A revitalize Iowa’s sound economy fund is created, which includes:
1. All motor fuel and special fuel excise taxes credited by law to the RISE fund.
2. All other funds by law credited to the RISE fund.
85 Acts, ch 231, §3
Referred to in §312.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.3 - Use of fund.

315.3 Use of fund.
1. The fund is appropriated for and shall be used in the establishment, construction, improvement and maintenance of roads and streets which promote economic development in the state by having any of the following effects:
a. Improving or maintaining highway access to specific development sites, including existing and future industrial locations.
b. Improving or maintaining highway access between urban centers or between urban centers and the interstate road system as defined in section 306.3.
c. Improving or maintaining highway access to economically depressed areas of the state.
d. Improving or maintaining highway access to points of shipment or processing of products.
e. Improving or maintaining highway access to trucking terminals and places of embarkation or shipment by other transportation modes.
f. Improving or maintaining highway access to scenic, recreational, historic and cultural sites or other locations identified as tourist attractions.
2. The fund is also appropriated and shall be used for the reimbursement or payment to cities or counties of all or part of the interest and principal on general obligation bonds issued by cities or counties for the purpose of financing approved road and street projects meeting the requirements of subsection 1.
3. a. If the state transportation commission receives and files a letter from the director of transportation certifying that federal funding is not forthcoming due to the failure of the United States Congress to pass and the president of the United States to approve legislation providing long-term federal transportation funding to the state of Iowa, the commission may authorize the temporary transfer of funds from the RISE fund to the primary road fund. Transferred funds shall be repaid to the RISE fund within three months of transfer.
b. If the state transportation commission receives and files a letter from the director of transportation certifying that the cash flow funding of the department may be inadequate to meet anticipated road construction costs, the commission may authorize the temporary transfer of funds from the RISE fund to the primary road fund. Funds transferred under this paragraph shall be repaid to the RISE fund within six months of transfer.
c. The commission shall manage the RISE fund to ensure that funds will be available to meet contract obligations on approved RISE projects.
85 Acts, ch 231, §4; 88 Acts, ch 1019, §10; 98 Acts, ch 1001, §1, 2; 2001 Acts, ch 180, §6
Referred to in §315.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.4 - Allocation of fund.

315.4 Allocation of fund.
1. Moneys credited to the RISE fund shall be allocated as follows:
a. Four-sevenths for deposit in the primary road fund for the use of the department on primary road projects as follows:
(1) Fifty percent for highways that support the production or transport of renewable fuels, including primary highways that connect biofuel facilities to highways in the commercial and industrial highway network.
(2) Fifty percent for highways that have been designated by the state transportation commission as access Iowa highways pursuant to
2005 Iowa Acts, ch. 178, §41
.*
b. One-seventh for the use of counties on secondary road projects, including secondary roads that connect biofuel facilities to highways in the commercial and industrial highway network.
c. Two-sevenths for the use of cities on city street projects.
2. Commencing June 30, 1990, all uncommitted moneys in the RISE fund on June 30 of each year which are allocated under this section for the use of counties on secondary road projects shall be credited to the secondary road fund.
85 Acts, ch 231, §5; 89 Acts, ch 293, §16; 92 Acts, ch 1238, §30; 2007 Acts, ch 200, §7; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Referred to in §315.4A, 315.6
*
2005 Iowa Acts, ch 178, §41
is repealed July 1, 2025;
2015 Acts, ch 2, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.4A - Restrictions on use.

315.4A Restrictions on use.
Moneys allocated pursuant to section 315.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and section 315.4, subsection 2, shall not be used for debt service or to otherwise pay principal and interest on bonds, loans, or other indebtedness issued or incurred on or after February 25, 2015, including refunding, reissuance, or other refinancing of such indebtedness, or refunding, reissuance, or other refinancing of indebtedness issued or incurred prior to February 25, 2015, if the term for repayment of the indebtedness as financed or refinanced would exceed the useful life of the asset being constructed, reconstructed, improved, repaired, equipped, or maintained.
2015 Acts, ch 2, §2, 14
Referred to in §331.443A
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.5 - Administration of fund.

315.5 Administration of fund.
Qualifying road and street projects shall be selected by the state transportation commission for full or partial financing from the fund after consultation with organizations representing interests of counties and cities. Counties and cities may make application for qualifying road and street projects with the department. In ranking applications for funds, the department shall, in addition to effects listed in section 315.3, subsection 1, consider the proportion of political subdivision matching funds to be provided, if any, the proportion of private contributions to be provided, if any, the total number of jobs to be created, the level of need, the impact of the proposed project on the economy of the area affected, and the factors and requirements in section 315.11. The proportion of funding shall be determined by the department or, in the case of cooperative projects, by agreement between the department and the city councils of participating cities, or boards of supervisors of participating counties, or other participating public agencies or private parties.
85 Acts, ch 231, §6; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1934; 88 Acts, ch 1257, §2
Referred to in §315.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.6 - Funding of projects.

315.6 Funding of projects.
1. Qualifying projects may be funded as follows:
a. Primary road and state park road projects may be financed entirely by the fund, or by combining money from the fund with money from the primary road fund, federal aid primary funds received by the state, money from cities or counties raised through the sale of general obligation bonds of the cities or counties, other city or county revenues, or money from participating private parties.
b. Secondary road, state park road, and county conservation parkway projects may be funded entirely by the fund or by combining money from the fund with money from the county’s portion of road use tax funds, federal aid secondary funds, other county revenues, money raised through the sale of general obligation bonds of the county, or money from participating private parties.
c. City street and state park road projects may be funded entirely by the fund, or by combining money from the fund with money from the city’s portion of road use tax funds, federal aid urban system funds, other municipal revenues, money raised through the sale of general obligation bonds of the city, or money from participating private parties.
2. A county or city may, at its option, apply moneys allocated for use on secondary road or city street projects under section 315.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b” or “c”, toward qualifying primary road, state park road, and county conservation parkway projects.
85 Acts, ch 231, §7; 87 Acts, ch 172, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.7 - Accounting and disbursements.

315.7 Accounting and disbursements.
The account of the fund shall be kept by the director of the department of administrative services and the treasurer of state and shall show the amount of the fund including all credits to the fund and disbursements. Upon certification by the department in accordance with rules adopted by the director of the department of administrative services, the director of the department of administrative services shall issue warrants for disbursements from the fund.
85 Acts, ch 231, §8; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2021 Acts, ch 51, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.8 - Accounts and records required.

315.8 Accounts and records required.
The department shall keep accounts in relation to the allocation of moneys to the fund including all amounts credited to the fund and all amounts of duly and finally approved vouchers for claims chargeable to the fund. The department shall also keep accounts in relation to agreements with counties and cities for the reimbursement of interest and principal costs for general obligation bonds of counties or cities issued for the purpose of financing road or street projects under this chapter.
85 Acts, ch 231, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.9 - Project development.

315.9 Project development.
The department shall be responsible for the development of qualifying projects under this chapter in the same manner as prescribed for primary road system improvements under chapter 313, including surveys, plans, specifications, bids, contracts, supervision and inspection. The department may delegate responsibility for project development to another participating governmental unit.
85 Acts, ch 231, §10
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 315 - REVITALIZE IOWA’S SOUND ECONOMY (RISE) FUND › Section 315.11 - Additional factors and requirements.

315.11 Additional factors and requirements.
In addition to other effects and factors to be considered under section 315.5, for applications submitted after July 1, 1988, the following factors and requirements shall be considered or applied:
1. The impact of the proposed project on other businesses in competition with the business being considered for assistance. The department shall make a good faith effort to identify existing Iowa businesses within an industry in competition with the business being considered for assistance. The department shall make a good faith effort to determine the probability that the proposed financial assistance will displace employees of the existing businesses. In determining the impact on businesses in competition with the business being considered for assistance, jobs created as a result of other jobs being displaced elsewhere in the state shall not be considered direct jobs created.
2. The economic impact to the state of the proposed project. In measuring the economic impact the department shall award more points for the following:
a. A business with a greater percentage of sales out-of-state or of import substitution.
b. A business with a higher proportion of in-state suppliers.
c. A project which would provide greater diversification of the state economy.
d. A business with fewer in-state competitors.
e. A potential for future job growth.
f. A project which is not a retail operation.
3. The quality of jobs to be provided. Jobs that have a higher wage scale, have a lower turnover rate, are full-time, or are career-type positions are considered higher in quality. Businesses that have wage scales substantially below that of existing Iowa businesses in that area should be rated as providing the lowest quality of jobs and should therefore be given the lowest ranking for providing such assistance.
4. If the business has a record of violations of the law over a period of time that tends to show a consistent pattern, the business shall be given the lowest ranking for providing assistance. The department shall make a good faith effort to compile this information.
5. If a business has, within three years of application for assistance, acquired or merged with an Iowa corporation or company, the business shall make a good faith effort to hire the workers of the merged or acquired company.
6. To be eligible for assistance a business shall provide for a preference for hiring residents of the state or the economic development area, except for out-of-state employees offered a transfer to Iowa or the economic development area.
7. All known required environmental permits must be granted and regulations met before moneys are released.
88 Acts, ch 1257, §3; 2009 Acts, ch 82, §16
Referred to in §315.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 316 - RELOCATION OF PERSONS DISPLACED BY HIGHWAYS › Section 316.2 - Effect on acquisitions and condemnations.

316.2 Effect on acquisitions and condemnations.
1. The provisions of this chapter shall not affect the validity of any property acquisitions by purchase or condemnation.
2. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating in any condemnation proceedings brought under the power of eminent domain, any element of value or of damage not in existence immediately prior to the date of this chapter.
3. a. A payment made or to be made under the authority granted in this chapter shall be for compensating or reimbursing the displaced person or owner of real property in accordance with the requirements of the federal Uniform Relocation Act and this chapter and the payments shall not for any purpose be deemed or considered compensation for real property acquired or compensation for damages to remaining property.
b. Payments authorized to be made by the federal Uniform Relocation Act and this chapter shall be made as relocation payments, and in order to prevent unjust enrichment or a duplication of payments to any condemnee in any condemnation proceeding or appeal from any condemnation proceeding, an allowance shall not be made in determining just compensation in a condemnation proceeding for any damages, for any item of damage, or any cost, which is authorized to be paid as a relocation payment.
c. Moving cost payments and allowances for personal property which is damaged or destroyed or reduced in value by an acquisition of property authorized under section 6B.14 or any other provision of the Code under the powers of eminent domain on projects where relocation assistance payments are paid under this chapter shall be those payments and allowances authorized by this chapter and shall not be made or included as part of an award of damages in any condemnation proceeding or appeal from any condemnation proceeding.
[C71, §316.8; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §316.2]
89 Acts, ch 20, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 316 - RELOCATION OF PERSONS DISPLACED BY HIGHWAYS › Section 316.3 - Declaration of policy — authorization — divisibility of application.

316.3 Declaration of policy — authorization — divisibility of application.
1. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as a result of federally assisted programs or projects in order that the persons shall not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs or projects designed for the benefit of the public as a whole and to minimize the hardship of displacement on the persons. The general assembly declares that relocation assistance for persons displaced by programs and projects is a necessary and essential part of the programs and projects. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Relocation Assistance Law.”
2. If a displacing agency subject to the provisions of the federal Uniform Relocation Act, or if another entity required or electing to provide any of the programs or payments authorized by this chapter, undertakes a project which results in the acquisition of real property or in a person being displaced from the person’s home, business, or farm, the displacing agency or other entity may provide relocation assistance, and make relocation payments to the displaced person and do the other acts and follow the procedures and practices as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the federal Uniform Relocation Act and this chapter. Displacing agencies may provide all or a part of the program and payments authorized under this chapter to persons displaced by any program or project regardless of the funding source. However, to the extent a program or a payment is provided, the program or payment shall be provided on a uniform basis to all displaced persons.
3. If a provision, clause, or phrase of this chapter, or application of this chapter to a person or circumstance is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall not invalidate the remainder of the chapter, and the application of the chapter to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by the adjudication.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §316.3]
89 Acts, ch 20, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 316 - RELOCATION OF PERSONS DISPLACED BY HIGHWAYS › Section 316.4 - Moving and related expenses.

316.4 Moving and related expenses.
1. If a program or project undertaken by a displacing agency will result in the displacement of a person, the displacing agency shall make a payment to the displaced person, upon proper application as approved by the displacing agency, for actual reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in moving the person, the person’s family, business, farm operation, or other personal property subject to rules and limits established by the department. The payment may also provide for actual direct losses of tangible personal property, purchase of substitute personal property, business reestablishment expenses, storage expenses, and expenses incurred in searching for a replacement business or farm.
2. A displaced person eligible for payments under subsection 1, who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by subsection 1, may receive a moving expense and dislocation allowance determined according to a schedule established by the department.
3. A displaced person, as defined in section 316.1, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, eligible for payments under subsection 1, who is displaced from the person’s place of business or farm operation and who is eligible, may elect to accept the payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payment authorized by subsection 1. The payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria established by the department. A person whose sole business at the displaced dwelling is the rental of the real property does not qualify for a payment under this subsection.
[C71, §316.3; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §316.4]
89 Acts, ch 20, §8
Referred to in §316.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 316 - RELOCATION OF PERSONS DISPLACED BY HIGHWAYS › Section 316.5 - Replacement housing for homeowner.

316.5 Replacement housing for homeowner.
1. In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter, the displacing agency shall make an additional payment to a displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned and occupied by the displaced person for not less than one hundred eighty days immediately prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the property. All determinations to carry out this section shall be made in accordance with administrative rules adopted by the department. The additional payment shall include the following elements:
a. The amount, if any, which when added to the acquisition cost of the dwelling acquired by the displacing agency, equals the reasonable cost of a comparable replacement dwelling.
b. The amount, if any, which will compensate the displaced person for any increased interest costs and other debt service costs which the displaced person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of a comparable replacement dwelling. The amount shall be paid only if the dwelling acquired by the displacing agency was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage which was a valid lien on the dwelling for not less than one hundred and eighty days immediately prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the dwelling.
c. Actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses incurred by the displaced person for evidence of title, recording fees, and other closing costs incident to the purchase of a replacement dwelling, but not including prepaid expenses.
2. The additional payment authorized by this section shall be made only to a displaced person who purchases and occupies a decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwelling within one year after the date on which the person receives final payment from the displacing agency of all costs of the acquired dwelling, or on the date on which the obligation of the displacing agency under section 316.8 is met, whichever is the later, except that the displacing agency may extend the eligibility period for good cause. If the period is extended, the payment under this section shall be based on the costs of relocating the person to a comparable replacement dwelling within one year of the applicable date.
[C71, §316.4(1), 316.5; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §316.5]
89 Acts, ch 20, §9
Referred to in §316.6, 316.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 316 - RELOCATION OF PERSONS DISPLACED BY HIGHWAYS › Section 316.6 - Replacement housing for tenants and certain others.

316.6 Replacement housing for tenants and certain others.
In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, the displacing agency shall make a payment to or for a displaced person, displaced from a dwelling, not eligible to receive a payment under section 316.5, which dwelling was actually and lawfully occupied by the displaced person for not less than ninety days immediately prior to the initiation of negotiations for acquisition of the dwelling, or as a result of the written order of the displacing agency to vacate the real property. All determinations to carry out this section shall be made in accordance with administrative rules adopted by the department. The displaced person may elect either of the following:
1. The amount necessary to enable the displaced person to lease or rent a comparable replacement dwelling. At the discretion of the displacing agency, a payment under this subsection may be made in periodic installments. Computations of a payment under this subsection to a low-income displaced person for a comparable replacement dwelling shall take into account the person’s income.
2. The amount necessary to enable the person to make a down payment, including incidental expenses described in section 316.5, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, on the purchase of a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling. The person may, at the discretion of the displacing agency, be eligible under this subsection for the maximum payment allowed under subsection 1, except that, in the case of a displaced homeowner who has owned and occupied the displaced dwelling for at least ninety days but not more than one hundred and eighty days immediately prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the dwelling, the payment shall not exceed the payment the person would otherwise have received under section 316.5, subsection 1, had the person owned and occupied the displaced dwelling for one hundred and eighty days immediately prior to the initiation of the negotiations.
[C71, §316.4(2), 316.5; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §316.6]
89 Acts, ch 20, §10
Referred to in §316.8