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848
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
599)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
11
BY
LOFGREN)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
19,
2025
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
state
transportation
commission,
1
including
by
expanding
the
number
of
members
and
requiring
2
certain
members
to
represent
and
reside
within
specific
3
regions
of
the
state,
and
including
effective
date
and
4
applicability
provisions.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
307A.1A,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
There
is
created
a
state
transportation
commission
3
which
shall
consist
of
seven
nine
members,
not
more
than
four
4
five
of
whom
shall
be
from
the
same
political
party.
The
5
governor
shall
appoint
the
members
of
the
state
transportation
6
commission
for
a
term
of
four
years
beginning
at
12:01
a.m.
7
on
July
1
in
the
year
of
appointment
and
expiring
at
12:00
8
midnight
on
June
30
in
the
year
of
expiration,
subject
to
9
confirmation
by
the
senate.
For
each
of
the
seven
regions
of
10
the
state,
as
designated
by
paragraph
“b”
,
the
governor
shall
11
appoint
one
member
to
represent
the
region,
and
the
member
12
shall
reside
in
the
region.
In
addition,
the
governor
shall
13
appoint
two
at-large
members
who
shall
reside
in
this
state.
14
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
state
is
divided
15
into
seven
regions,
which
shall
be
composed
of
the
following
16
counties:
17
(1)
Region
1
consists
of
Buena
Vista,
Calhoun,
Cherokee,
18
Clay,
Dickinson,
Emmet,
Franklin,
Hamilton,
Hardin,
Humboldt,
19
Ida,
Kossuth,
Lyon,
O’Brien,
Osceola,
Palo
Alto,
Plymouth,
20
Pocahontas,
Sac,
Sioux,
Webster,
Woodbury,
and
Wright
counties.
21
(2)
Region
2
consists
of
Black
Hawk,
Bremer,
Buchanan,
22
Butler,
Cerro
Gordo,
Chickasaw,
Fayette,
Floyd,
Grundy,
23
Hancock,
Howard,
Mitchell,
Winnebago,
Winneshiek,
and
Worth
24
counties.
25
(3)
Region
3
consists
of
Allamakee,
Clayton,
Clinton,
26
Delaware,
Dubuque,
Jackson,
and
Scott
counties.
27
(4)
Region
4
consists
of
Adair,
Audubon,
Carroll,
Cass,
28
Crawford,
Fremont,
Greene,
Guthrie,
Harrison,
Mills,
Monona,
29
Pottawattamie,
and
Shelby
counties.
30
(5)
Region
5
consists
of
Boone,
Dallas,
Jasper,
Madison,
31
Mahaska,
Marion,
Marshall,
Polk,
Poweshiek,
Story,
Tama,
and
32
Warren
counties.
33
(6)
Region
6
consists
of
Benton,
Cedar,
Des
Moines,
34
Henry,
Iowa,
Johnson,
Jones,
Lee,
Linn,
Louisa,
and
Muscatine
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counties.
1
(7)
Region
7
consists
of
Adams,
Appanoose,
Clarke,
Davis,
2
Decatur,
Jefferson,
Keokuk,
Lucas,
Monroe,
Montgomery,
Page,
3
Ringgold,
Taylor,
Union,
Van
Buren,
Wapello,
Washington,
and
4
Wayne
counties.
5
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
307A.9
Residency
requirement
——
6
resignation
from
office.
7
1.
A
member
of
the
commission
appointed
to
represent
8
a
region
of
the
state,
as
described
in
section
307A.1A,
9
subsection
1,
who
no
longer
resides
in
the
region
shall
be
10
deemed
to
have
resigned
from
the
commission
and
the
vacancy
11
shall
be
filled
as
described
in
section
307A.4.
12
2.
An
at-large
member
of
the
commission
who
no
longer
13
resides
in
this
state
shall
be
deemed
to
have
resigned
from
14
the
commission
and
the
vacancy
shall
be
filled
as
described
in
15
section
307A.4.
16
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
17
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
18
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY
AND
TRANSITION.
This
Act
applies
to
19
members
of
the
state
transportation
commission
appointed
and
20
confirmed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
21
1.
The
first
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
22
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
be
an
at-large
member.
23
2.
The
second
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
24
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
be
an
at-large
member.
25
3.
The
third
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
26
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
1.
27
4.
The
fourth
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
28
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
2.
29
5.
The
fifth
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
30
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
3.
31
6.
The
sixth
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
32
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
4.
33
7.
The
seventh
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
34
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
5.
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8.
The
eighth
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
1
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
6.
2
9.
The
ninth
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
3
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
7.
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