The bill aims to improve United States highway 30 by establishing restrictions on the use of eminent domain for land acquisition necessary for its expansion. Specifically, the Department of Transportation is prohibited from exercising eminent domain to acquire land that is classified as a century farm or residential property until all reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. This provision is intended to protect certain types of land from being taken for highway expansion.

Additionally, the bill amends existing law to require the state transportation commission to prioritize the improvement of the segment of highway 30 that runs from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River. The commission is tasked with including plans in its long-range program to expand all two-lane sections of the highway to four-lane divided roadways, ensuring that the entire length of highway 30 is ultimately upgraded to this standard.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 307A.2
Reprinted: 307A.2