ARC 5256C

ARC 5256C

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT[761]

Adopted and Filed

Rule making related to highway program acknowledgment signs

The Department of Transportation hereby amends Chapter 25, "Competition with Private Enterprise," Iowa Administrative Code.

Legal Authority for Rule Making

This rule making is adopted under the authority provided in Iowa Code sections 23A.2(1) and 307.12.

State or Federal Law Implemented

This rule making implements, in whole or in part, Iowa Code section 23A.2(1).

Purpose and Summary

This amendment revises Chapter 25 to update the Department activities exempted from the provisions of Iowa Code section 23A.2(1) by removing "rest area sponsorship." The Department no longer has a rest area sponsorship program.

Public Comment and Changes to Rule Making

Notice of Intended Action for this rule making was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin on August 12, 2020, as ARC 5122C. No public comments were received. No changes from the Notice have been made.

Adoption of Rule Making

This rule making was adopted by the Department on October 13, 2020.

Fiscal Impact

This rule making has no fiscal impact to the State of Iowa.

Jobs Impact

After analysis and review of this rule making, no impact on jobs has been found.

Waivers

Any person who believes that the person's circumstances meet the statutory criteria for a waiver may petition the Department for a waiver under 761—Chapter 11.

Review by Administrative Rules Review Committee

The Administrative Rules Review Committee, a bipartisan legislative committee which oversees rule making by executive branch agencies, may, on its own motion or on written request by any individual or group, review this rule making at its regular monthly meeting or at a special meeting. The Committee's meetings are open to the public, and interested persons may be heard as provided in Iowa Code section 17A.8(6).

Effective Date

This rule making will become effective on December 9, 2020.

The following rule-making action is adopted:

Amend subrule 25.2(8) as follows:

25.2(8) Design, construction, reconstruction, inspection and maintenance of highways including, but not limited to, signs erected in the right-of-way and acknowledgment signs used in the adopt-a-highway, rest area sponsorship and highway helper sponsorship programs.

[Filed 10/13/20, effective 12/9/20]

[Published 11/4/20]

Editor's Note: For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 11/4/20.