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Income for the Clinton County
Secondary Road Department comes from the following areas:
Road Use Tax
Local Option Tax
Local Property Taxes
Farm-to-Market Funds
State and Federal Aid
As can be seen in the graph, the
majority of the secondary road budget comes from the Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF).
The RUTF is made up from fuel taxes and taxes on motor vehicles.
The State collects the fuel and
vehicle taxes, distributes certain lump sums as required by the Code to
railroads for grade crossings, the Iowa DOT for its operations, and
other agencies having joint projects with road authorities.
The remainder of the Road Use Tax Fund
is allocated as follows:
47.5 % Primary Road System
24.5 % Secondary Road System
8 % Farm to Market System
20 % Cities
Each county is required to provide a
minimum "local tax effort" set by the state in order to
receive their full allocation of road use tax monies. This local tax
effort in Clinton County is composed of local property taxes and a 1%
local sales tax. The majority of the local effort comes from the 1%
sales tax. In 1998, the Secondary Road Department received less than
$370,000 of the $40,000,000 of property tax collected by the County
Treasurer.
Per Code, transfers to the Secondary
Road Fund from the General Fund can not exceed sixteen and seven-eighth
cents per thousand dollars of assessed value per year on all taxable
property in the county. Transfers from the Rural Basic Fund can not
exceed $3.00 and three-eighth cents per thousand dollars of assessed
value per year. The present Rural Basic Fund levy in Clinton County is
$1.11 per $1,000 valuation on rural only property. The General Basic
Fund levy is $3.50 per $1,000 valuation on all county property.
The Farm-to-Market Fund is state and
federal monies to be spent on new construction or 3R projects on
Farm-to-Market Routes. The 3 R’s are rehabilitation, restoration and
resurfacing. The Farm-to-Market routes were first established in 1939 to
provide federal funds for major county roads. We have 350 miles of
Farm-to-Market routes in Clinton County today such as Y32, E63, F12, or
Z50. All other county roads are called local service roads and normally
have less traffic. Other State and Federal Aid funds include the RISE
Funds, (Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy), Bridge Replacement Funds,
Transportation Enhancement, Regional Planning Funds or disaster aid.
Federal Aid Funds normally require a 20% matching local effort.
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