Section 306.6A. Farm-to-market road system modifications.

  1.  Modifications to the existing farm-to-market road system and designation of farm-to-market routes on new alignment shall be accomplished in accordance with procedural rules adopted by the farm-to-market review board, subject to the following procedures:

  a.  Counties shall initiate system modifications by submitting a resolution from the board of supervisors to the department.

  b.  The department shall submit the resolution to the farm-to-market review board and provide additional material as requested by the board.

  c.  Upon receipt of a county’s resolution requesting a farm-to-market system modification, the farm-to-market review board shall review the proposed system modification and shall consider, but not be limited to consideration of, the following factors:

  (1)  Intracounty and intercounty continuity of systems.

  (2)  Properly integrated systems.

  (3)  Existing and potential traffic.

  (4)  Land use.

  (5)  Location.

  (6)  Equitable distribution of farm-to-market mileage among the counties.

  2.  Upon completion of the review process, the farm-to-market review board may do any of the following:

  a.  Approve the requested modifications to the farm-to-market road system and submit the modifications to the department for processing.

  b.  Deny the requested modifications.

  c.  Request additional information for further review.

98 Acts, ch 1075, §4