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BY
LOFGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
regional
representation
and
residency
1
requirements
for
members
of
the
state
transportation
2
commission,
and
including
effective
date
and
applicability
3
provisions.
4
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
members,
not
more
than
four
of
4
whom
shall
be
from
the
same
political
party.
The
governor
5
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.
13
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
state
is
divided
14
into
seven
regions,
which
shall
be
composed
of
the
following
15
counties:
16
(1)
Region
1
consists
of
Buena
Vista,
Calhoun,
Cherokee,
17
Clay,
Dickinson,
Emmet,
Franklin,
Hamilton,
Hardin,
Humboldt,
18
Ida,
Kossuth,
Lyon,
O’Brien,
Osceola,
Palo
Alto,
Plymouth,
19
Pocahontas,
Sac,
Sioux,
Webster,
Woodbury,
and
Wright
counties.
20
(2)
Region
2
consists
of
Black
Hawk,
Bremer,
Buchanan,
21
Butler,
Cerro
Gordo,
Chickasaw,
Fayette,
Floyd,
Grundy,
22
Hancock,
Howard,
Mitchell,
Winnebago,
Winneshiek,
and
Worth
23
counties.
24
(3)
Region
3
consists
of
Allamakee,
Clayton,
Clinton,
25
Delaware,
Dubuque,
Jackson,
and
Scott
counties.
26
(4)
Region
4
consists
of
Adair,
Audubon,
Carroll,
Cass,
27
Crawford,
Fremont,
Greene,
Guthrie,
Harrison,
Mills,
Monona,
28
Pottawattamie,
and
Shelby
counties.
29
(5)
Region
5
consists
of
Boone,
Dallas,
Jasper,
Madison,
30
Mahaska,
Marion,
Marshall,
Polk,
Poweshiek,
Story,
Tama,
and
31
Warren
counties.
32
(6)
Region
6
consists
of
Benton,
Cedar,
Des
Moines,
33
Henry,
Iowa,
Johnson,
Jones,
Lee,
Linn,
Louisa,
and
Muscatine
34
counties.
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(7)
Region
7
consists
of
Adams,
Appanoose,
Clarke,
Davis,
1
Decatur,
Jefferson,
Keokuk,
Lucas,
Monroe,
Montgomery,
Page,
2
Ringgold,
Taylor,
Union,
Van
Buren,
Wapello,
Washington,
and
3
Wayne
counties.
4
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
307A.9
Residency
requirement
——
5
resignation
from
office.
6
A
member
of
the
commission
appointed
to
represent
a
region
7
of
the
state,
as
described
in
section
307A.1A,
subsection
1,
8
who
no
longer
resides
in
the
region
shall
be
deemed
to
have
9
resigned
from
the
commission
and
the
vacancy
shall
be
filled
10
as
described
in
section
307A.4.
11
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
12
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
13
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY
AND
TRANSITION.
This
Act
applies
14
to
members
of
the
state
transportation
commission
appointed
15
and
confirmed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
The
16
first
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
effective
17
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
1.
The
second
regular
18
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
19
this
Act
shall
represent
region
2.
The
third
regular
term
20
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
21
shall
represent
region
3.
The
fourth
regular
term
appointment
22
made
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
23
region
4.
The
fifth
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
24
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
5.
The
25
sixth
regular
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
effective
26
date
of
this
Act
shall
represent
region
6.
The
seventh
regular
27
term
appointment
made
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
28
Act
shall
represent
region
7.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
Under
current
law,
the
state
transportation
commission
(STC)
33
is
charged
with
developing,
coordinating,
and
annually
updating
34
a
comprehensive
transportation
policy
and
plan
for
the
state,
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among
other
duties.
1
This
bill
requires
that
for
each
of
the
seven
regions
of
the
2
state,
as
designated
by
the
bill,
one
member
of
the
STC
must
3
be
appointed
to
represent,
and
must
reside
in,
each
region.
4
The
bill
divides
the
state
into
seven
regions
with
each
region
5
consisting
of
certain
adjoining
counties.
6
The
bill
provides
that
a
member
appointed
to
represent
a
7
region
who
no
longer
resides
in
the
region
shall
be
deemed
to
8
have
resigned
from
the
STC
and
the
vacancy
shall
be
filled
as
9
provided
by
current
law.
10
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment,
applies
to
members
of
11
the
STC
appointed
and
confirmed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
12
of
the
bill,
and
sets
forth
transition
provisions.
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