Section 161A.80B – Outstanding bluffland protection loans.
161A.80B Outstanding bluffland protection loans. 1. The principal and interest from any loan made pursuant to section 161A.80A, as enacted in 2015 Iowa Acts, ch 132, §45 , remaining outstanding on July 1, 2025, that would have been payable to the blufflands protection revolving fund created in section 161A.80A, shall instead be paid to the […]
Section 161A.48 – Mandatory establishment of soil and water conservation practices.
161A.48 Mandatory establishment of soil and water conservation practices. 1. An owner or occupant of agricultural land in this state is not required to establish any new permanent or temporary soil and water conservation practice unless cost-share or other public moneys have been specifically approved for that land and made available to the owner or […]
Section 161A.75 – Use of moneys for emergency repairs.
161A.75 Use of moneys for emergency repairs. 1. The commissioners of a district may allocate moneys otherwise available for voluntary financial incentive programs as provided in section 161A.73 to provide for the restoration of permanent soil and water conservation practices which are damaged or destroyed because of a disaster emergency. In providing for the restoration, […]
Section 161A.49 – Petition for court order.
161A.49 Petition for court order. The commissioners shall petition the district court for a court order requiring immediate compliance with an administrative order previously issued by the commissioners as provided in section 161A.47, if: 1. The work necessary to comply with the administrative order is not commenced on or before the date specified in such […]
Section 161A.76 – Cost-sharing for certain lands restricted.
161A.76 Cost-sharing for certain lands restricted. 1. It is the intent of this chapter that each tract of agricultural land which has not been plowed or used for growing row crops at any time within the prior fifteen years shall for purposes of this section be considered classified as agricultural land under conservation cover. If […]
Section 161A.50 – Burden — court order.
161A.50 Burden — court order. In any action brought under section 161A.49, the burden of proof shall be upon the commissioners to show that soil erosion is in fact occurring in excess of the applicable soil loss limits and that the defendant has not established or maintained soil and water conservation practices or erosion control […]
Section 161A.80 – Blufflands protection program and revolving fund.
161A.80 Blufflands protection program and revolving fund. Repealed by its own terms; 98 Acts, ch 1219, §17 ; 2005 Acts, ch 178, §17 . See §161A.80A.
Section 161A.51 – Entering on land.
161A.51 Entering on land. The commissioners and their authorized agents or employees may enter upon any private or public property, except private dwellings, at any reasonable time to classify land by soil sampling or other appropriate methods or to determine whether soil erosion is occurring on the property in violation of the district’s regulations. 1. […]
Section 161A.80A – Blufflands protection program and revolving fund.
161A.80A Blufflands protection program and revolving fund. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. For purposes of this section only, “bluffland” means a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face along the channel or floodplain of the Missouri or Mississippi river and their tributaries. b. “Conservation organization” means […]
Section 161A.53 – Cooperation with other agencies.
161A.53 Cooperation with other agencies. Soil and water conservation districts may enter into agreements with the federal government or an agency of the federal government, as provided by state law, or with the state of Iowa or an agency of the state, any other soil and water conservation district, or any other political subdivision of […]