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.64 – Erosion control plans required for certain projects.
161A.64 Erosion control plans required for certain projects. 1. If a political subdivision has adopted a sediment control ordinance which the commissioners and the political subdivision jointly agree is at least as equally effective as the commissioners’ rules in preventing erosion from exceeding the established soil loss limits, the commissioners and the political subdivision shall […]
Section 161A.66 – Procedure when commissioner is complainant.
161A.66 Procedure when commissioner is complainant. A soil and water conservation district commissioner who is an owner or occupant of land being damaged by sediment has the same right as any other person in like circumstances to file a complaint under section 161A.47; however, a commissioner who is the complainant shall not vote on the […]
Section 161A.70 – Establishment and purpose.
161A.70 Establishment and purpose. Financial incentive programs are established within the division in order to protect the long-term productivity of the soil and water resources of the state from erosion and sediment damage, and to encourage the adoption of farm management and agricultural practices which are consistent with the capability of the land to sustain […]
Section 161A.71 – Conservation practices revolving loan fund.
161A.71 Conservation practices revolving loan fund. 1. The division may establish a conservation practices revolving loan fund composed of any money appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose, and of any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the committee from the federal government or private sources for placement in that fund. […]
Section 161A.72 – Administration.
161A.72 Administration. 1. Financial incentives provided under this chapter shall be administered by the division. The incentives shall be supported with funds appropriated by the general assembly, and moneys available to or obtained by the division or the committee from public or private sources, including but not limited to the United States, other states, or […]
Section 161A.73 – Voluntary establishment of soil and water conservation practices.
161A.73 Voluntary establishment of soil and water conservation practices. 1. The division shall establish voluntary financial incentive programs which shall provide for the following: a. The allocation of cost-share moneys as financial incentives provided for the purpose of establishing permanent soil and water conservation practices, including but not limited to terraces, diversions, grade stabilization structures, […]
Section 161A.74 – Mandatory establishment of soil and water conservation practices — allocations.
161A.74 Mandatory establishment of soil and water conservation practices — allocations. 1. The commissioners shall allocate cost-share moneys to establish mandatory soil and water conservation practices, as provided in sections 161A.43 through 161A.53, according to the following requirements: a. The financial incentives shall not exceed more than fifty percent of the estimated cost of establishing […]
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, […]