Around $7 million will be distributed statewide for projects like safety initiatives and airport development, to infrastructure and maintenance improvements
Chantelle Grove
Monday’s Carroll City Council meeting will again begin with a tour, delaying the start of livestreaming from City Hall to 6 p.m. City Manager,.
Region XII Council of Governments has provided a COVID-19 funding update. The first is for recreational trails programs through the Iowa Transportation Commission. They have approved a one-time, $5 million allocation to help offset COVID-related reductions in the State Recreational Trails (SRT) program. Funding can be used for property acquisition, construction of new trails, maintenance, resurfacing and restoration of existing trails, development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities and trail linkages. Applicants must be a federal or state agency or local government. Details on the application process are included below. The impact to Road Use Tax Funds have been significantly less than was originally feared at the onset of the pandemic, but there is still an estimated decrease of $50 million. The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved the COVID-19 Relief Fund allocation for the distribution of funds appropriated in the December 2020 CARES Act. The previousl
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.