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This bill addresses improvements to United States highway 30 in Iowa, focusing on two key provisions. First, the bill restricts the state transportation department's use of eminent domain when acquiring land for highway expansion. Specifically, the department must exhaust all reasonable alternatives before using eminent domain to acquire land that is part of a century farm (a historically significant family-owned farm) or residential property. Second, the bill requires the state transportation commission to prioritize the improvement of US Highway 30, mandating that they include plans in their long-range program to expand all two-lane sections of the highway to four-lane divided roadways. The goal is to transform the entire length of Highway 30 across Iowa from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River into a four-lane divided highway, ensuring better transportation infrastructure and connectivity while providing additional protections for landowners whose property might be affected by the highway expansion project.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation (House)

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