1. The state department of transportation shall undertake the following actions to
establish a program to meet the objective stated in section 465B.1:
a. Prepare a long-range plan for the acquisition, development, promotion, and
management of recreation trails throughout the state. The plan shall identify needs and
opportunities for recreation trails of different kinds having national, statewide, regional, and
multicounty importance. Recommendations in the plan shall include but not be limited to:
(1)Specific acquisition needs and opportunities for different types of trails.
(2)Development needs including trail surfacing, restrooms, shelters, parking, and other
needed facilities.
(3)Promotional programs which will encourage Iowans and state visitors to increase use
of trails.
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1. The state department of transportation shall undertake the following actions to
establish a program to meet the objective stated in section 465B.1:
a. Prepare a long-range plan for the acquisition, development, promotion, and
management of recreation trails throughout the state. The plan shall identify needs and
opportunities for recreation trails of different kinds having national, statewide, regional, and
multicounty importance. Recommendations in the plan shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Specific acquisition needs and opportunities for different types of trails.
(2) Development needs including trail surfacing, restrooms, shelters, parking, and other
needed facilities.
(3) Promotional programs which will encourage Iowans and state visitors to increase use
of trails.
(4) Managementactivitiesincludingmaintenance, enforcementofrules, andreplacement
needs.
(5) Funding levels needed to accomplish the statewide trails objectives.
(6) Ways in which trails can be more fully incorporated with parks, cultural sites, and
natural resource sites.
b. Include, within the plan, recommendations for standards for establishing functional
classifications for all types of recreation trails as well as a system for determining
jurisdictional control over trails. Levels of jurisdiction may be vested in the state, counties,
cities, and private organizations.
2. a. The state department of transportation may enter into contracts for the preparation
of the trails plan. The department shall involve the department of natural resources and the
economic development authority in the preparation of the plan. The recommendations and
commentsoforganizationsrepresentingdifferenttypesoftrailusersandotherswithinterests
in this program shall also be incorporated in the preparation of the trails plan and shall be
submitted with the plan to the general assembly. Existing trail projects involving acquisition
or development may receive funding prior to the completion of the trails plan.
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b. The department shall give priority to funding the acquisition and development of
trail portions which will complete segments of existing trails. The department shall give
preference to the acquisition of trail routes which use existing or abandoned railroad
right-of-ways, river valleys, and natural greenbelts. Multiple recreational use of routes for
trails, other forms of transportation, utilities, and other uses compatible with trails shall be
given priority.
c. The department may acquire property by negotiated purchase and hold title to
property for development of trails. The department may enter into agreements with
other state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and private organizations for the
planning, acquisition, development, promotion, management, operations, and maintenance
of recreation trails.
3. The department may adopt rules under chapter 17A to carry out a trails program.