Terms Used In Iowa Code 313.18

  • Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 313.42
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • road: include public bridges, and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" "common road" and "state road". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 When claims for labor, freight, or other items which must be paid promptly are presented to the said department for payment, the said department may direct that warrants in payment of said claims be drawn on said primary road contingent fund. Such warrants when so drawn and signed by the director of the department of administrative services, shall be honored by the treasurer of state for payment from said contingent fund. The primary road contingent fund shall be reimbursed for expenditures made by the state department of transportation from the fund to which the expenditure should be properly charged.