Bill Text: IA HF2416 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to registered all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-08 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 228. [HF2416 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-HF2416-Introduced.html

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House File 2416 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 2416
BY CAHILL , BAETH , WILBURN ,
CROKEN , AMOS JR. ,
BROWN-POWERS , ABDUL-SAMAD ,
and STECKMAN
A BILL FOR
An Act relating to registered all-terrain vehicles and off-road
utility vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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Section 1. Section 321.234A, subsection 1, paragraph f,
Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
f. The all-terrain vehicle is operated on a primary highway
in accordance with section 321I.10, subsection 2 , a secondary
road in accordance with section 321I.10, subsection 3 , or a
city street in accordance with section 321I.10, subsection 4 .
Sec. 2. Section 321.234A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is
amended to read as follows:
2. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway
shall have a valid driver’s license and operate the vehicle at
speeds of thirty-five miles per hour or less. In addition, a
person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway pursuant
to subsection 1 , paragraphs “b” through “g” , shall be at least
eighteen years of age and have financial liability coverage
in effect for the vehicle and carry proof of such financial
liability coverage in accordance with section 321.20B .
Sec. 3. Section 321.234A, subsection 3, Code 2024, is
amended by striking the subsection.
Sec. 4. Section 321.384, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended
to read as follows:
1. Every motor vehicle upon a highway within the state,
at any time from sunset to sunrise, and at such other times
when conditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide
insufficient lighting to render clearly discernible persons
and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred feet
ahead, shall display lighted headlamps as provided in section
321.415 , subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles
as provided in this chapter . However, an all-terrain vehicle
shall display lighted headlamps as provided in section 321.415
at all times while the vehicle is operated on a highway.
Sec. 5. Section 321.385, Code 2024, is amended to read as
follows:
321.385 Headlamps on motor vehicles.
Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle , or motorized
bicycle , or all-terrain vehicle shall be equipped with at least
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two headlamps with at least one on each side of the front
of the motor vehicle, which headlamps shall comply with the
requirements and limitations set forth in this chapter .
Sec. 6. Section 321.386, Code 2024, is amended to read as
follows:
321.386 Headlamps on motorcycles , and motorized bicycles , and
all-terrain vehicles .
Every motorcycle , and motorized bicycle , and all-terrain
vehicle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than
two headlamps which shall comply with the requirements and
limitations of this chapter .
Sec. 7. Section 321I.8, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended
to read as follows:
2. The department shall remit the fees, including user
fees collected pursuant to section 321I.5 , to the treasurer
of state, who shall place the money in a special all-terrain
vehicle fund. The money is appropriated to the department for
the all-terrain vehicle programs of the state. The programs
shall include grants, subgrants, contracts, or cost-sharing
of all-terrain vehicle programs with political subdivisions
or incorporated private organizations or both in accordance
with rules adopted by the commission. All-terrain vehicle fees
may be used for the establishment, maintenance, and operation
of all-terrain vehicle recreational riding areas through
the awarding of grants administered by the department , but
shall not be used for law enforcement purposes outside of a
designated off-highway vehicle recreational riding area or for
purchasing, installing, or maintaining signs along a highway
outside of a designated off-highway vehicle recreational
riding area . All-terrain vehicle recreational riding areas
established, maintained, or operated by the use of such
grants shall not be operated for profit. All programs using
cost-sharing, grants, subgrants, or contracts shall establish
and implement an education instruction program either singly
or in cooperation with other all-terrain vehicle programs.
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All-terrain vehicle fees may be used to support all-terrain
vehicle programs on a usage basis. At least fifty percent of
the special fund shall be available for political subdivisions
or incorporated private organizations or both. Moneys from
the special fund not used by the political subdivisions or
incorporated private organizations or both shall remain in the
fund and may be used by the department for the administration
of the all-terrain vehicle programs. Notwithstanding
section 8.33 , moneys in the special fund shall not revert to
the general fund of the state at the end of a fiscal year.
Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest or
earnings on moneys in the special fund shall remain in the
fund.
Sec. 8. Section 321I.10, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended
by striking the subsection.
Sec. 9. Section 321I.10, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2024, are
amended to read as follows:
3. a. A registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility
vehicle may be operated on any of the following secondary
roads:
(1) An unpaved secondary road.
(2) A paved, undivided two-lane secondary road over the
most direct and accessible route between any of the following
locations:
(a) An all-terrain vehicle park or trail.
(b) Another secondary road on which such vehicles are
authorized to operate under this paragraph.
(c) A city street on which such vehicles are authorized to
operate under subsection 4 .
(d) The vehicle operator’s residence.
(3) A paved, undivided secondary road or segment thereof,
if authorized by the county board of supervisors the roadways
of a portion of secondary roads designated by the county
board of supervisors for such use during a specified period .
The board shall evaluate the traffic conditions on all such
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secondary roads under its jurisdiction and designate roadways
on which all-terrain vehicles or off-road utility vehicles may
be operated without unduly interfering with or constituting
an undue hazard to conventional motor vehicle traffic. In
designating such roadways, the board may authorize all-terrain
vehicles and off-road utility vehicles to stop at service
stations or convenience stores along a designated roadway.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , a county may prohibit the
operation of all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles
on a secondary road or segment thereof under its jurisdiction
as follows:
(1) When the secondary road or segment thereof is closed to
motor vehicle traffic pursuant to section 306.41 .
(2) When the secondary road or segment thereof is designated
as a detour route pursuant to section 306.41 .
(3) For any other secondary road or segment thereof, for no
more than seven consecutive days and no more than thirty days
in a calendar year when the prohibited days are established by
ordinance.
4. A city may regulate the operation of registered
all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles and may
designate streets under the jurisdiction of the city within
its corporate limits , and two-lane primary and secondary road
extensions in the city, which may be used for the operation
of such vehicles. In designating such streets, the city may
authorize all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles
to stop at service stations or convenience stores along a
designated street. However, a city shall not charge a fee to
operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility
vehicle within the city.
Sec. 10. Section 321I.10, subsection 6, unnumbered
paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
An all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle may
make a direct crossing of a highway that is not part of the
interstate road system provided all of the following occur:
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Sec. 11. Section 321I.10, subsection 6, paragraph e, Code
2024, is amended to read as follows:
e. The crossing is made from a street, roadway, or highway
on which the all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle
is authorized to operate designated as an all-terrain vehicle
trail by a state agency, county, or city to a street, roadway,
or highway on which such vehicle is authorized to operate
designated as an all-terrain vehicle trail by a state agency,
county, or city .
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
In 2022, the general assembly authorized the operation of
registered all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), including off-road
utility vehicles, on additional highways for additional
purposes and provided for associated requirements and
limitations (2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1105).
This bill reverses that legislation.
Under the bill, an ATV may only be operated on a secondary
road if the road is designated by the county board of
supervisors for such use during a specified period, and is
generally prohibited from being operating on primary highways.
The bill strikes a prohibition on cities charging fees for ATV
use and a prohibition relating to the use of ATV fees.
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