Section 161A.1 – Short title.

161A.1 Short title. This chapter may be known and cited as the “Soil Conservation Districts Law”. [C39, §2603.02; C46, §160.1; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.1] C93, §161A.1

Section 161A.10 – Discontinuance of districts.

161A.10 Discontinuance of districts. 1. At any time after five years after the organization of a district under this chapter, any twenty-five owners of land lying within the boundaries of the district, but in no case less than twenty percent of the owners of land lying within the district, may file a petition with the […]

Section 161A.11 – Report to governor.

161A.11 Report to governor. Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 74, §2 ; 2003 Acts, ch 128, §2 .

Section 161A.12 – Statement to department of management.

161A.12 Statement to department of management. On or before October 1 next preceding each annual legislative session, the department shall submit to the department of management, on official estimate blanks furnished for those purposes, statements and estimates of the expenditure requirements for each fiscal year, and a statement of the balance of funds, if any, […]

Section 161A.13 – Purpose of subdistricts.

161A.13 Purpose of subdistricts. Subdistricts of a soil and water conservation district may be formed as provided in this chapter for the purposes of carrying out watershed protection and flood prevention programs within the subdistrict but shall not be formed solely for the purpose of establishing or taking over the operation of an existing drainage […]

Section 161A.14 – Petition to form.

161A.14 Petition to form. When the landowners in a proposed subdistrict desire that a subdistrict be organized, they shall file a petition with the commissioners of the soil and water conservation district. The area must be contiguous and in the same watershed but it shall not include any area located within the boundaries of an […]

Section 161A.15 – Notice and hearing.

161A.15 Notice and hearing. Within thirty days after a petition has been filed with the soil and water conservation district commissioners, they shall fix a date, hour, and place for a hearing and direct the secretary to cause notice to be given to the owners of each tract of land, or lot, within the proposed […]

Section 161A.16 – Publication of notice.

161A.16 Publication of notice. The notice of hearing on the formation of a subdistrict shall be by publication once each week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county or district, the last of which shall be not less than ten days prior to the day set for the […]

Section 161A.17 – Subdistrict in more than one district.

161A.17 Subdistrict in more than one district. If the proposed subdistrict lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the petition may be presented to the commissioners of any one of such districts, and the commissioners of all such districts shall act jointly as a board of commissioners with respect to all matters […]

Section 161A.18 – Certification.

161A.18 Certification. Following the entry in the official minutes of the soil and water conservation district commissioners of the creation of the subdistrict, the commissioners shall certify this fact on a separate form, authentic copies of which shall be recorded with the county recorder of each county in which any portion of the subdistrict lies, […]

Section 161A.19 – Governing body.

161A.19 Governing body. The commissioners of a soil and water conservation district in which the subdistrict is formed are the governing body of the subdistrict. When a subdistrict lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the combined board of commissioners is the governing body. The governing body of the subdistrict shall appoint […]

Section 161A.2 – Declaration of policy.

161A.2 Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to integrate the conservation of soil and water resources into the production of agricultural commodities to insure the long-term protection of the soil and water resources of the state of Iowa, and to encourage the development of farm management and […]

Section 161A.20 – Special annual tax.

161A.20 Special annual tax. 1. After obtaining agreements to carry out recommended soil conservation measures and proper farm plans from owners of not less than fifty percent of the lands situated in the subdistrict, a subdistrict shall have the authority to impose a special annual tax, the proceeds of which shall be used for the […]

Section 161A.21 – Condemnation by subdistrict.

161A.21 Condemnation by subdistrict. A subdistrict of a soil and water conservation district may condemn land or rights or interests in the subdistrict to carry out the authorized purposes of the subdistrict. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.21] 87 Acts, ch 23, §28 C93, §161A.21

Section 161A.22 – General powers applicable — warrants or bonds.

161A.22 General powers applicable — warrants or bonds. 1. A subdistrict organized under this chapter has all of the powers of a district in addition to other powers granted to the subdistrict in other sections of this chapter. 2. The governing body of the subdistrict, upon determination that benefits from works of improvement as set […]

Section 161A.23 – Agreement by fifty percent of landowners.

161A.23 Agreement by fifty percent of landowners. 1. After obtaining agreements to carry out recommended soil conservation measures and proper farm plans from owners of not less than fifty percent of the lands situated in the subdistrict, the governing body of the subdistrict shall have the authority to establish a special tax for the purpose […]

Section 161A.24 – Assessment for improvements.

161A.24 Assessment for improvements. 1. At the time of appointing the appraisers, the governing body shall fix the time within which said assessment, classification, and apportionment shall be made, which may be extended for good cause shown. Within twenty days after their appointment, the appraisers shall begin to inspect and classify all the lands within […]

Section 161A.25 – Report of appraisers.

161A.25 Report of appraisers. In the report of the appraisers so appointed they shall specify each tract of land by proper description, and the ownership thereof, as the same appears on the transfer books in the auditor’s office. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.25] C93, §161A.25 Referred to in §161A.41

Section 161A.26 – Hearing.

161A.26 Hearing. The governing body shall fix a time for a hearing within sixty days upon receiving the report of the appraisers, and the governing body shall cause notice to be served upon each person not less than ten days before said hearing whose name appears as owner, naming that person, and also upon the […]

Section 161A.27 – Determination by board.

161A.27 Determination by board. At the time fixed or at an adjourned hearing, the governing body shall hear and determine all objections filed to said report and shall fully consider the said report, and may affirm, increase, or diminish the percentage of benefits or the apportionment of costs and expenses made in said report against […]