Making all of US Hwy. 30 four lanes across Iowa is almost in the planning stages. Now, it’s up to the Senate to drive legislation to the governor’s desk.
Appropriations Committee – Week 13, 2021
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HF 428 (SF 488) is a Public Defense departmental bill. It allows properties to be leased to use for armory purposes for up to 30 years, rather than the current 20 years. It amends the Iowa Code of Military Justice so that military commanders [Grade Colonel/06] can hold service members accountable if they commit offenses while off duty when there is a nexus between military service and the offense (e.g., sexual harassment, sexual assault involving two service members). It allows the Adjutant General to include in the annual report on certain offenses, the number of sexual abuse cases reported to the U.S. Department of Defense that are not otherwise required to be reported. It also enhances the popular education benefits available that help the Guard recruit and retain members.
CEDAR RAPIDS The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved using nearly $122 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to make up for lost fuel tax revenue over the past year and to pay for trail development across the state.
The Department of Transportation recommended the $121.9 million be allocated according to a similar formula used for the Road Use Tax Fund, with the DOT receiving 47.5 percent, counties 32.5 percent and cities 20 percent. Using that formula, $55.5 million will go to the primary road fund, $28.6 million to the secondary road fund, $23.4 million to the city street fund and $9.4 million to farm-to-market roads. The final $5 million is set aside for a statewide trails program.