IA HF581

Bill

A bill for an act establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contributions to the fund, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 130; See HF 971, HF 2353.)

Introduced
02/24/2025

In Committee
02/24/2025

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly

Bill Summary

This bill creates a scenic byways enhancement fund and appropriates moneys in the fund to the department of transportation (DOT) for the support, development, maintenance, and enhancement, including litter prevention, of scenic byways. For each application to renew the registration of a vehicle, the county treasurer or the DOT is required to request that an applicant make a voluntary contribution of $1 or more, computed to the nearest whole dollar, to the scenic byways enhancement fund. Up to 5 percent of the moneys collected by the county may be retained by the county treasurer for deposit in the general fund of the county. The bill takes effect January 1, 2026.

AI Summary

This bill creates a new scenic byways enhancement fund to support the maintenance, development, and improvement of scenic roads in Iowa, with a specific focus on litter prevention. The fund will be established in the state treasury and managed by the state Department of Transportation (DOT), with moneys coming from voluntary contributions collected during vehicle registration renewals. When vehicle owners renew their registration, county treasurers and the DOT will request a voluntary contribution of at least one dollar, which will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. While 100% of these contributions will be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the scenic byways enhancement fund, counties are allowed to retain up to 5% of the collected funds for their general fund. Any unspent money in the fund will not revert at the end of the fiscal year but will remain available for scenic byways projects, and any interest earned on the fund will be credited back to the fund. The bill includes provisions for the DOT to create rules for administering the program and will take effect on January 1, 2026.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Transportation (House)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 971. (on 03/21/2025)

Official Document

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF581

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF581
BillText	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF581.html

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HF130	A bill for an act establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contributions to the fund, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 581, HF 971, HF 2353.)	Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 581.	Similar To
HF2353	A bill for an act establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contributions to the fund, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 971, HF 581, HF 130.)	Subcommittee recommends passage.	Similar To
HF971	A bill for an act establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contributions to the fund, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 581, HF 130; See HF 2353.)	Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2353.	Similar To

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