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HF2063 • 2026

A bill for an act creating a study committee on implementing wildlife crossings at certain highway locations.

A bill for an act creating a study committee on implementing wildlife crossings at certain highway locations.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
BAGNIEWSKI
Last action
2026-01-14
Official status
Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 79 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act creating a study committee on implementing wildlife crossings at certain highway locations.

A bill for an act creating a study committee on implementing wildlife crossings at certain highway locations.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act creating a study committee on implementing wildlife crossings at certain highway locations.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 79 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act creating a study committee on implementing wildlife crossings at certain highway locations.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2063

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2063

BY

BAGNIEWSKI

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

creating

a

study

committee

on

implementing

wildlife

1

crossings

at

certain

highway

locations.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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2063

Section

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

TRANSPORTATION

——

STUDY

COMMITTEE

1

——

IMPLEMENTING

WILDLIFE

CROSSINGS

AT

HIGHWAY

LOCATIONS.

2

1.

The

department

of

transportation

shall

convene

a

3

study

committee

to

produce

a

report

on

the

feasibility

and

4

cost-effectiveness

of

implementing

wildlife

crossings

at

5

certain

highway

locations

with

high

rates

of

vehicle

crashes

6

involving

animals.

The

study

committee

shall

consider

7

costs

incurred

due

to

injuries

to

humans

and

property

damage

8

resulting

from

vehicle

crashes

involving

animals

and

the

9

potential

savings

that

could

be

realized

when

determining

10

whether

wildlife

crossings

are

feasible

and

cost-effective.

11

The

department

of

transportation

shall

file

the

study

12

committee’s

report

with

the

general

assembly

on

or

before

13

January

11,

2027.

14

2.

This

section

is

repealed

July

1,

2027.

15

EXPLANATION

16

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

17

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

18

This

bill

directs

the

department

of

transportation

(DOT)

19

to

convene

a

study

committee

to

produce

a

report

on

the

20

feasibility

and

cost-effectiveness

of

implementing

wildlife

21

crossings

at

certain

highway

locations

with

high

rates

of

22

vehicle

crashes

involving

animals.

The

bill

requires

the

DOT

23

to

file

the

committee’s

report

with

the

general

assembly

no

24

later

than

January

11,

2027.

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