SF 2110 – LIHEAP
SF 2130 – Transportation FY15 Budget
FLOOR ACTION
SF 2110 makes a $2 million supplemental appropriation for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) from the FY14 General Fund ending balance. The original appropriation for the LIHEAP program is from federal block grant funds. The bill is effective upon enactment. [2/11: 41-8 (Behn, Breitbach, Chapman, Dix, Feenstra, Guth, Whitver, Zumbach “no”; Chelgren “excused”)]
COMMITTEE ACTION:
SF 2130 appropriates a total of $358.2 million to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for FY15, which begins July 1, 2014. This includes $48 million from the Road Use Tax Fund and $310.2 million from the Primary Road Fund. Highlights include:
• $45.6 million to the Operations Division (status quo).
• $8.3 million for the Planning, Programming and Modal Division (status quo).
• $36.1 million to the Motor Vehicles Division (increase of $743,000 over FY14).
• $3.3 million to the Performance and Technology Division (status quo).
• $1.7 million for payment to the Department of Administrative Services for personnel and utility services (increase of $143,752).
• $235.7 million to the Highways Division (increase of $3.7 million). The increase will support inflationary salary costs, not additional FTE positions.
• $242,000 for transportation maps (increase of $82,000).
• $700,000 for heating, cooling and exhaust system improvements in existing DOT facilities (increase of $200,000).
• $1.7 million for deferred maintenance at DOT field facilities across the state (increase of $200,000).
• $6.4 million for the replacement of the Des Moines North Garage (new appropriation).
• $730,000 to relocate the Traffic Operations Center from Ames to Ankeny. The Center directs traffic operations on Iowa’s Primary Highway System and is coordinated by the DOT. This is a new appropriation. [2/6: 20-0 (Kapucian “excused”)]