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Terms Used In Iowa Code 315.5

  • Commission: means the natural resource commission of the department. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 321H.2
  • Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 315.1
  • road: include public bridges, and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" "common road" and "state road". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 Qualifying road and street projects shall be selected by the state transportation commission for full or partial financing from the fund after consultation with organizations representing interests of counties and cities. Counties and cities may make application for qualifying road and street projects with the department. In ranking applications for funds, the department shall, in addition to effects listed in section 315.3, subsection 1, consider the proportion of political subdivision matching funds to be provided, if any, the proportion of private contributions to be provided, if any, the total number of jobs to be created, the level of need, the impact of the proposed project on the economy of the area affected, and the factors and requirements in section 315.11. The proportion of funding shall be determined by the department or, in the case of cooperative projects, by agreement between the department and the city councils of participating cities, or boards of supervisors of participating counties, or other participating public agencies or private parties.