Soil Conservation Districts Law
Iowa · Soil and Water Conservation · §§ 161A.1 to 161A.9 · 69 sections
Overview
The act establishes a framework for conserving soil and water resources through locally organized conservation districts and the subdistricts formed within them to carry out particular improvement projects. Districts and subdistricts are created on petition of affected landowners, followed by public notice, hearing, and certification, and each operates under a designated governing body working with a state conservation division, whose commissioners may adopt land-use rules subject to submission and hearing; provision is also made for units spanning more than one county and for discontinuing a district. Improvement work is financed through special annual taxes and benefit assessments, with appraisers classifying land by benefit, assessments certified and collected in installments through county officials, and landowners given a right to appeal or seek reclassification, while the districts hold supporting powers such as condemnation and the issuance of warrants or bonds.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Iowa Code § 161A.1Short title
- Iowa Code § 161A.10Discontinuance of districts
- Iowa Code § 161A.11Report to governor. Repealed by
- Iowa Code § 161A.12Statement to department of management
- Iowa Code § 161A.13Purpose of subdistricts
- Iowa Code § 161A.14Petition to form
- Iowa Code § 161A.15Notice and hearing
- Iowa Code § 161A.16Publication of notice
- Iowa Code § 161A.17Subdistrict in more than one district
- Iowa Code § 161A.18Certification
- Iowa Code § 161A.19Governing body
- Iowa Code § 161A.2Declaration of policy
- Iowa Code § 161A.20Special annual tax
- Iowa Code § 161A.21Condemnation by subdistrict
- Iowa Code § 161A.22General powers applicable — warrants or bonds
- Iowa Code § 161A.23Agreement by fifty percent of landowners
- Iowa Code § 161A.24Assessment for improvements
- Iowa Code § 161A.25Report of appraisers
- Iowa Code § 161A.26Hearing
- Iowa Code § 161A.27Determination by board
- Iowa Code § 161A.28Appeal
- Iowa Code § 161A.29Intercounty subdistricts
- Iowa Code § 161A.3Definitions
- Iowa Code § 161A.30Notice of appeal
- Iowa Code § 161A.31Petition filed
- Iowa Code § 161A.32Assessment certified
- Iowa Code § 161A.33Assessments transmitted
- Iowa Code § 161A.34Payment to county treasurer
- Iowa Code § 161A.35Installments
- Iowa Code § 161A.36Option by appellant
- Iowa Code § 161A.37Status of classification
- Iowa Code § 161A.38New classification
- Iowa Code § 161A.39Benefit of whole subdistrict
- Iowa Code § 161A.4Division of soil conservation and water quality
- Iowa Code § 161A.40Compensation of appraisers
- Iowa Code § 161A.41Election of taxing methods
- Iowa Code § 161A.42Definitions
- Iowa Code § 161A.43Duty of property owners — liability
- Iowa Code § 161A.44Rules by commissioners — scope
- Iowa Code § 161A.45Submission of regulations to division — hearing
- Iowa Code § 161A.46Conduct of hearing
- Iowa Code § 161A.47Inspection of land on complaint
- Iowa Code § 161A.48Mandatory establishment of soil and water conservation practices
- Iowa Code § 161A.49Petition for court order
- Iowa Code § 161A.4AState soil conservation and water quality committee
- Iowa Code § 161A.5Soil and water conservation districts
- Iowa Code § 161A.50Burden — court order
- Iowa Code § 161A.51Entering on land
- Iowa Code § 161A.53Cooperation with other agencies
- Iowa Code § 161A.54State agency conservation plans — exemptions
- Iowa Code § 161A.6Commissioners — general provisions
- Iowa Code § 161A.61Discretionary inspection by commissioners — actions upon certain findings
- Iowa Code § 161A.62Duties of commissioners and of owners and occupants of agricultural land — restrictions on use of cost-sharing funds
- Iowa Code § 161A.63Right of purchaser of agricultural land to obtain information
- Iowa Code § 161A.64Erosion control plans required for certain projects
- Iowa Code § 161A.66Procedure when commissioner is complainant
- Iowa Code § 161A.7Powers of districts and commissioners
- Iowa Code § 161A.70Establishment and purpose
- Iowa Code § 161A.71Conservation practices revolving loan fund
- Iowa Code § 161A.72Administration
- Iowa Code § 161A.73Voluntary establishment of soil and water conservation practices
- Iowa Code § 161A.74Mandatory establishment of soil and water conservation practices — allocations
- Iowa Code § 161A.75Use of moneys for emergency repairs
- Iowa Code § 161A.76Cost-sharing for certain lands restricted
- Iowa Code § 161A.8Cooperation between districts
- Iowa Code § 161A.80Blufflands protection program and revolving fund. Repealed by its own terms;
- Iowa Code § 161A.80ABlufflands protection program and revolving fund
- Iowa Code § 161A.80BOutstanding bluffland protection loans
- Iowa Code § 161A.9State agencies to cooperate
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