Federal coronavirus relief funds will help offset Iowa fuel tax losses
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved using nearly $122 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to make up for lost fuel tax revenue over the past year and to pay for trail development across the state. The Department of Transportation recommended the $121.9 million be allocated according to a similar formula used for the Road Use Tax Fund, with the DOT receiving 47.5 percent, counties 32.5 percent and cities 20 percent. Using that formula, $55.5 million will go to the primary road fund, $28.6 million to the secondary road fund, $23.4 million to the city street fun...
Source: thegazette.com