A bill for an act relating to a statewide urban design and specifications board, including assessment of costs for local government projects that do not comply with the board’s design or specifications manuals.

SF 2394 establishes a statewide urban design and specifications board within Iowa's Department of Transportation. The board will create and maintain statewide design and specifications manuals for public projects, publish them online, and provide cost estimates for any changes. Crucially, the bill requires counties and cities that approve projects not following these manuals to cover any additional project costs - property owners cannot be charged for these costs. This directly affects local governments' budget responsibilities for infrastructure projects.