Section 161E.5 – Maintenance cost.
161E.5 Maintenance cost. If construction of projects has been completed by the soil and water conservation district, subdistricts of soil and water conservation districts, political subdivisions of the state, or other local agencies, or the federal government, or a department or agency of the federal government, on private lands under the easement granted to the […]
Section 161E.6 – Estimate.
161E.6 Estimate. 1. In the proceedings to establish such a project the government engineer shall set forth in the engineer’s report separately from other items, the amount of the cost of construction on county property and on private lands, and the engineer’s estimate of the cost of the maintenance of the project. 2. If the […]
Section 161E.7 – Projects on private land.
161E.7 Projects on private land. Any flood or soil erosion control, flood prevention, or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, projects built on private land with federal or other funds when dedicated to the county use, shall be maintained in the same manner as its own county-owned or controlled property. [C50, 54, 58, […]
Section 161E.8 – Conservation commissioners.
161E.8 Conservation commissioners. In counties where soil and water conservation districts exist the commissioners in said county shall be responsible for the inspection of all flood and erosion control structures built on private land under easement to the county, shall furnish such technical assistance as they may have available in making estimates of needed repairs […]
Section 161E.9 – Tax levy.
161E.9 Tax levy. The county board of supervisors may annually levy a tax not to exceed six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of all agricultural lands in the county, to be used for flood and erosion control, including acquisition of land or interests in land, and repair, alteration, maintenance, and operation […]