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IA Code § 310.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.14 - Bids — department or county supervisors.

310.14 Bids — department or county supervisors.   When the plans and specifications for any farm-to-market funded project are filed with and authorized for letting by the department, it shall, if the estimated cost exceeds one thousand dollars, proceed to advertise for bids and make a recommendation to award or reject a contract. The recommendation to award a contract shall be submitted to the board of supervisors of the county in which the project is located for its approval and award of contract. Upon receiving the approval of the county board on the recommended contract award, the department shall take final action to concur in the award of the contract. For a project without federal funds the above procedure may be reversed and the county board may be authorized to advertise for bids, and, subject to concurrence by the department, award a contract for the construction work.  [C39, §4686.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.14; 82 Acts, ch 1110, §8]  Referred to in §314.1, 314.1B, 331.341  See §314.2
IA Code § 310.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.16 - Claims charged to county allotment.

310.16 Claims charged to county allotment.   All claims for improving farm-to-market roads hereunder shall be paid from the farm-to-market road fund and charged to the allotment of said fund for the county in which said project is located.  [C39, §4686.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.16]
IA Code § 310.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.18 - Partial payments during construction.

310.18 Partial payments during construction.   Partial payments may be made on work in progress, but no such partial payment shall be deemed final acceptance of the work nor a waiver of any defect in the work. The board of supervisors, the county engineer, or the department may approve claims. Approval may be evidenced by the signature of the county engineer or chairperson of the board or department, or a majority of the members of the board or department, on the individual claims or on the abstract of a number of claims with the individual claims attached to the abstract.  [C39, §4686.18; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.18]  97 Acts, ch 104, §4
IA Code § 310.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.19 - Supervision and inspection of work.

310.19 Supervision and inspection of work.   The county engineer is charged with the duty of supervision, inspection and direction of the work of construction of farm-to-market road projects under this chapter. In this capacity, the county engineer is responsible for the efficient, economical, and good-faith performance of the work.  [C39, §4686.19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.19; 82 Acts, ch 1110, §9]
IA Code § 310.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.20 - Supervisors resolution to state treasurer.

310.20 Supervisors resolution to state treasurer.   Any county may, in any year, by resolution of its board of supervisors, make available for improvement or construction of farm-to-market roads within the county any portion of its allotment of road use tax funds. Upon certification of such a resolution, the state treasurer shall place in the county’s allotment of the farm-to-market road fund the amount authorized by such resolution.  [C39, §4686.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.20]  Referred to in §312.5
IA Code § 310.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.22 - Right-of-way — how acquired.

310.22 Right-of-way — how acquired.   Right-of-way for farm-to-market road projects under this chapter shall be acquired by the county in accordance with chapter 306 and chapter 316.  [C39, §4686.22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.22; 82 Acts, ch 1110, §10]
IA Code § 310.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.27 - Period of allocation — reversion — temporary transfers.

310.27 Period of allocation — reversion — temporary transfers.   1. The farm-to-market road fund allotted to any county as provided in this chapter shall remain available for expenditure in said county for three years after the close of the fiscal year during which said sums respectively were allocated. Any sum remaining unexpended at the end of the period during which it is available for expenditure shall be reapportioned among all the counties as provided in section 312.5 for original allocations.   2. For the purposes of this section, any sums of the farm-to-market road fund allotted to any county shall be presumed to have been expended when a contract has been awarded obligating the sums. When projects and their estimated costs, which are proposed to be funded from the farm-to-market road fund, are submitted to the department for approval, the department shall estimate the total funding necessary and the period during which claims for the projects will be filed. After anticipating the funding necessary for approved projects, the department may temporarily allocate additional moneys from the farm-to-market road fund for use in any other farm-to-market projects. However, a county shall not be temporarily allocated funds for projects in excess of the county’s anticipated farm-to-market road fund allocation for the current fiscal year plus the four succeeding fiscal years.   3. If in the judgment of the department the anticipated claims against the primary road fund for any month are in excess of moneys available, a temporary transfer for highway construction costs may be made from the farm-to-market road fund to the primary road fund provided that there will remain in the transferring fund a sufficient balance to meet the anticipated obligations. All transfers shall be repaid from the primary road fund to the farm-to-market road fund within sixty days from the date of the transfer. A transfer shall be made only with the approval of the director of the department of management and shall comply with the director of the department of management’s rules relating to the transfer of funds. Similar transfers may be made by the department from the primary road fund to the farm-to-market road fund and these transfers shall be subject to the same terms and conditions that transfers from the farm-to-market road fund to the primary road fund are subject.  [C39, §4686.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.27]  85 Acts, ch 83, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1058, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §45; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §46
IA Code § 310.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.28 - Engineering and other expense.

310.28 Engineering and other expense.   1. Engineering, inspection and administration expense in connection with any farm-to-market road project may be paid from the county’s allotment of the farm-to-market road fund. Any such expense incurred by the department may in the first instance be advanced out of the primary road fund, and such expense amounts shall later be reimbursed to the primary road fund out of the farm-to-market road fund.   2. No part of the salary or expense of the county engineer, any member of the county board of supervisors, any member of the department, the chief engineer, or any department head or district engineer of the department shall be paid out of the farm-to-market road fund.  [C39, §4686.28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.28]  2016 Acts, ch 1073, §96
IA Code § 310.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.29 - Maintenance by county.

310.29 Maintenance by county.   Any farm-to-market road constructed under this chapter shall be maintained by the county. If any county fails to satisfactorily maintain any road that is part of the federal aid secondary system, the department shall give the board of supervisors notice of that fact. If within sixty days after receipt of notice the highway has not been placed in proper condition of maintenance the department may withhold authorization for letting of any project using farm-to-market funds until a proper condition of maintenance has been restored.  [C39, §4686.29; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.29; 82 Acts, ch 1110, §11]
IA Code § 310.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.34 - Secondary road research fund.

310.34 Secondary road research fund.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department is hereby authorized to set aside each year not to exceed one and one-half percent of the receipts in the farm-to-market road fund in a fund to be known as the secondary road research fund.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.34]
IA Code § 310.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.35 - Use of fund.

310.35 Use of fund.   The secondary road research fund shall be used by the department solely for the purpose of financing engineering studies and research projects which have as their objective the more efficient use of funds and materials that are available for the construction and maintenance of secondary roads, including bridges and culverts located thereon.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.35]  Referred to in §310.36
IA Code § 310.36 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 310 - FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS|Section 310.36 - Report to governor.

310.36 Report to governor.   The research projects and engineering studies authorized shall be conducted in cooperation with the county engineers. On or before January 31 each year the department shall file a report with the governor, state transportation commission, county engineers, chief clerk of the house of representatives, and secretary of the senate showing the work accomplished and projects undertaken under section 310.35.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.36]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1933
IA Code § 311.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.1 - Definitions.

311.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.  2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1
IA Code § 311.1A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.1A - Power to establish.

311.1A Power to establish.   In order to provide for improvements such as grading, draining, bridging, aggregate surfacing, paving, or resurfacing of secondary roads, the board of supervisors may, on petition, establish secondary road assessment districts.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4746; C46, §311.3; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.1]  85 Acts, ch 143, §1  C2001, §311.1A
IA Code § 311.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.2 - Width of district.

311.2 Width of district.   Any such secondary road assessment district shall be not more than one-half mile wide on each side of the road or roads to be improved by said district.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4746; C46, §311.3; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.2]
IA Code § 311.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.3 - Amount of assessment.

311.3 Amount of assessment.   Special assessments in the aggregate amount of not less than fifty percent of the total estimated cost of improvement of a road included in a secondary road assessment district project shall be apportioned and levied on the lands included in the secondary road assessment district.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4753; C46, §311.10; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.3]  85 Acts, ch 143, §2
IA Code § 311.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.4 - County line road.

311.4 County line road.   When it is desired to improve a secondary road on a county line, as a secondary road assessment district project, the board of supervisors of any county may establish an assessment district in its county, and levy and collect special assessments for the payment of that portion of the estimated cost of the project assessable against lands in that county. Each county shall pay its share of the cost of the project as provided in this chapter, in the same manner as though the project were located wholly within that county.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4746; C46, §311.3; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.4]  85 Acts, ch 143, §3
IA Code § 311.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.5 - Project in city.

311.5 Project in city.   A road or street which is a continuation of a secondary road within a city and which the county board desires to improve, may by resolution of the county board and concurrence by the council of the city be improved as a secondary road assessment district project or part of a project as provided in this chapter. The lands within the city abutting on or adjacent to the street or road may be included within the secondary road assessment district and assessed for the improvement upon the same basis and in the same manner as though the lands were located outside of a city.  [C24, §4754; C27, 31, 35, §4745-a1; C39, §4745.1; C46, §311.2; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.5]  85 Acts, ch 143, §4
IA Code § 311.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.6 - Petition — information required.

311.6 Petition — information required.   1. The petition for a secondary road assessment district proposing to establish the district shall intelligibly describe the road or roads proposed to be improved, the nature of the proposed improvement, the percentage of the estimated cost of improving the road proposed to be assessed against the property in the district, and the lands proposed to be included in the district.   2. The petition shall be signed by fifty percent of the owners of the lands within the proposed district, or by fifty percent of the owners of the land within the proposed district who reside within the county.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4746; C46, §311.3; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.6]  85 Acts, ch 143, §5; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 311.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.7 - Improvement by private funds.

311.7 Improvement by private funds.   1. a. The owner or a group of owners of not less than seventy-five percent of the lands adjacent to, or abutting upon any secondary road may, on or before October 1 of any year, petition the board of supervisors of their county for the improvement of the road, and for the assessment of not less than fifty percent, or a greater portion as provided in the petition, of the cost of the improvement, to the lands adjacent to, or abutting upon the road. When the petition has been filed, the board of supervisors shall review the project proposed by the petition and may accept or reject the proposed project. If the board of supervisors accepts the petition, the board shall include the project in the secondary road construction program of the county and establish a priority for the completion of the project.   b. The board of supervisors shall proceed with the construction and completion of the project in accordance with its assigned priority and under the same procedure as is prescribed generally for the improvement of secondary roads by assessment, and shall establish a special secondary road assessment district and assess against the lands included in the district not less than fifty percent, or a greater portion as provided in the petition, of the engineer’s estimated cost of the improvements of the road included in the project against all the lands adjacent to or abutting upon the road.   c. However, if the owners of all the lands included in any special secondary road assessment district under this section, subscribe and deposit with the county treasurer an amount not less than fifty percent, or a greater portion as provided in the petition, of the engineer’s estimated cost of the improvement of the road included in the project, the board of supervisors shall not establish the special assessment district, but shall accept the donations in lieu of an assessment, and shall otherwise proceed to the improvement of the road.   2. The total expenditure of secondary road funds of the county in any year for or on account of special secondary road assessment district projects on local secondary roads under this section shall not exceed the total secondary road funds legally expendable for construction on local secondary roads in the county in the year.   3. Upon the completion of the road, and the satisfaction of all claims in relation to the road, any balance then remaining of the funds provided by the sponsors shall be returned to them according to their respective interests, providing all guarantees made by the sponsors have been fulfilled.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4747, 4753; C46, §311.4, 311.10; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.7]  83 Acts, ch 123, §112, 209; 85 Acts, ch 143, §6; 86 Acts, ch 1024, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180  Referred to in §331.429
IA Code § 311.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.8 - County engineer’s report.

311.8 County engineer’s report.   Upon the filing of the petition with the county engineer proposing the establishment of a secondary road assessment district, the county engineer shall prepare a report on the proposed district, which report shall include:   1. An estimate of the cost of the improvement proposed on the road included in the proposed district.   2. A plat of said proposed district which plat shall show the road or roads proposed to be improved, the various tracts and parcels of real estate included in said proposed district, and the ownership of such lands.   3. An approximately equitable apportionment of not less than fifty percent of the estimated cost of the improvement among the tracts and parcels of real estate included in the proposed district.   4. A statement whether all of the secondary roads to be improved in the proposed secondary road assessment district project have been built to permanent grade and properly drained.   5. Any information the county engineer may deem pertinent.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4746, 4748; C46, §311.3, 311.5; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §311.8; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1211]  85 Acts, ch 143, §7
IA Code § 311.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.9 - Publicly owned real estate.

311.9 Publicly owned real estate.   In making said apportionment, real estate owned by the state, county or any city, shall be treated as other real estate, but no other publicly owned real estate shall be included. In apportioning benefits to real estate owned by a city, the county or the state, no consideration shall be given to the buildings thereon.  [C24, §4707; C27, 31, 35, §4753-a1; C39, §4753.01; C46, §311.11; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.9]
IA Code § 311.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.10 - Estimate and apportionment — presumption.

311.10 Estimate and apportionment — presumption.   Said estimated cost shall carry the presumption, in the absence of a contrary showing, that the same correctly represents the probable cost of said project as nearly as can be determined in advance of the actual doing and completion of the work. Said apportionment shall carry the presumption, in the absence of a contrary showing, that the same is fair, just, equitable, and in proportion to the benefits and not in excess thereof.  [C24, §4707; C27, 31, 35, §4753-a1; C39, §4753.01; C46, §311.11; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.10]
IA Code § 311.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.11 - Hearing — notice.

311.11 Hearing — notice.   The board of supervisors shall fix a time for hearing on the proposal for the establishment of the secondary road assessment district and on the apportionment of not less than fifty percent of the estimated cost of the proposed improvement, and shall cause the county engineer to publish notice of the hearing. The notice shall state:   1. The time and place of hearing,   2. The road or roads proposed to be improved,   3. The type of surfacing proposed,   4. The estimated cost of the proposed improvement,   5. A description of the lands lying within said proposed district,   6. The ownership of said lands as shown by the transfer books in the auditor’s office,   7. A statement of the amount apportioned to each tract or parcel of real estate as shown by the engineer’s report,   8. That at said hearing the amount apportioned to any tract or parcel of land may be increased or decreased without further notice,   9. That all objections to the establishment of the district, to the apportionment report, or to the proceedings relating to the district or report must be specifically made in writing and filed with the county engineer on or before noon of the day set for the hearing, and   10. That a failure to make and file such objections will be deemed a conclusive waiver of all such objections.  [C24, §4707, 4750, 4751; C27, 31, 35, §4750, 4751, 4753-a1; C39, §4750, 4751, 4753.01; C46, §311.7, 311.8, 311.11; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §311.11; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1212]  85 Acts, ch 143, §8
IA Code § 311.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 311 - SECONDARY ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS|Section 311.12 - Publication of notice.

311.12 Publication of notice.   The notice shall be published as provided in section 331.305 in the county as near as practicable to the district. Proof of the publication shall be made by the publisher by affidavit filed with the county engineer.  [C24, §4707; C27, 31, 35, §4753-a1; C39, §4753.01; C46, §311.11; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §311.12; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1213]  87 Acts, ch 43, §8