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IA Code § 468.610 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.610 - Appeal — how tried — costs.

468.610 Appeal — how tried — costs.   The cause shall be tried in the district court by ordinary proceedings, upon such pleading as the court may direct, each party having the right to offer such testimony as shall be admissible under the rules of law. If the appellant does not recover a more favorable judgment in the district court than the appellant received in the decision of the board, the appellant shall pay all the costs of appeal.  [C97, §1957; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7725; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.11]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.610  Referred to in §468.631
IA Code § 468.611 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.611 - Parties — judgment — orders.

468.611 Parties — judgment — orders.   The party claiming damages shall be the plaintiff and the applicant shall be the defendant; and the court shall render such judgment as shall be warranted by the verdict, the facts, and the law upon all the matters involved, and make such orders as will cause the same to be carried into effect.  [C73, §1224; C97, §1958; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7726; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.12]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.611
IA Code § 468.612 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.612 - Costs and damages — payment.

468.612 Costs and damages — payment.   The applicant shall pay the costs of the board and auditor and for the serving of notices for hearing, the fees of witnesses summoned by the board on said hearing, and the recording of the finding of the board by the county recorder.  [C73, §1221; C97, §1959; S13, §1959; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7727; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.13]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.612  Service of notice fees, §331.655, subsection 1  Witness fees, §622.69 – 622.75
IA Code § 468.613 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.613 - Construction.

468.613 Construction.   Before entering on the construction of the drain, the party applying therefor shall pay to the party through whose land said drain is to be constructed the damages awarded to that party, or shall pay the same to the board for that party’s use. The applicant may proceed to construct said drain in accordance with the decision of the board, and the taking of an appeal shall not delay such work.  [C97, §1959; S13, §1959; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7728; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.14]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.613
IA Code § 468.614 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.614 - Construction through railroad property.

468.614 Construction through railroad property.   If any such ditch or drain shall be located through or across the right-of-way or other land of a railroad company, the board shall determine the cost of constructing the same and the railroad company shall have the privilege of constructing such improvement through its property in accordance with the specifications made by the board and recover the costs thereof as fixed by the board. Such railroad company before it may exercise such privilege shall file its election to that effect with the auditor within five days after the decision of the board is filed.  [S13, §1959; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7729; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.15]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.614
IA Code § 468.615 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.615 - Deposit.

468.615 Deposit.   In case such election is filed the applicant shall within ten days thereafter pay to the auditor, for the use of the railroad company, the cost of constructing the drainage improvement through its property, in addition to the amount that may be allowed as damages, and when the railroad company shall have completed the improvement through its property in accordance with such specifications it shall be entitled to demand and receive from the auditor such cost.  [S13, §1959; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7730; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.16]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.615
IA Code § 468.616 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.616 - Failure to construct.

468.616 Failure to construct.   If the railroad company shall fail to so construct the improvement for a period of thirty days after filing its election so to do, the applicant may proceed to do so and may have returned to the applicant the cost thereof deposited with the auditor.  [S13, §1959; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7731; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.17]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.616
IA Code § 468.617 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.617 - Repairs.

468.617 Repairs.   In case any dispute shall thereafter arise as to the repair of any such drain, the same shall be determined by the county board of supervisors upon application in substantially the same manner as in the original construction thereof.  [C73, §1226; C97, §1960; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7732; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.18]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.617
IA Code § 468.618 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.618 - Obstruction.

468.618 Obstruction.   Any person who shall dam up, obstruct, or in any way injure any ditch or drain so constructed, shall be liable to pay to the person owning or possessing the swamp, marsh, or other lowlands, for the draining of which such ditch or ditches have been opened, double the damages that shall be sustained by the owner, and, in case of a second or subsequent offense by the same person, treble such damages.  [C73, §1227; C97, §1961; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7733; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.19]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.618
IA Code § 468.619 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.619 - Drains on abutting boundary lines.

468.619 Drains on abutting boundary lines.   When any watercourse or natural drainage line crosses the boundary line between two adjoining landowners and both parties desire to drain their land along such watercourse or natural drainage line, but are unable to agree as to the junction of the lines of drainage at such boundary line, the board of supervisors of the county in which said land is located shall have full power and authority upon the application of either party to hear and determine all questions arising between such parties after giving due notice to each of the time and place of such hearing, and may render such decision thereon as to said board shall seem just and equitable.  [C97, §1962; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7734; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.20]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.619  Referred to in §468.620
IA Code § 468.620 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.620 - Boundary between two counties.

468.620 Boundary between two counties.   If any controversy referred to in section 468.619 relates to a boundary line between adjoining owners which is also the boundary line between two counties, then such controversy shall be determined by the joint action of the boards of supervisors in said two adjoining counties, and all the proceedings shall be the same as provided in section 468.619 except that it shall be by the joint action of the boards of the two counties.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7735; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.21]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.620
IA Code § 468.621 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.621 - Drainage in course of natural drainage — reconstruction — damages.

468.621 Drainage in course of natural drainage — reconstruction — damages.   Owners of land may drain the land in the general course of natural drainage by constructing or reconstructing open or covered drains, discharging the drains in any natural watercourse or depression so the water will be carried into some other natural watercourse, and if the drainage is wholly upon the owner’s land the owner is not liable in damages for the drainage unless it increases the quantity of water or changes the manner of discharge on the land of another. An owner in constructing a replacement drain, wholly on the owner’s land, and in the exercise of due care, is not liable in damages to another if a previously constructed drain on the owner’s own land is rendered inoperative or less efficient by the new drain, unless in violation of the terms of a written contract. This section does not affect the rights or liabilities of proprietors in respect to running streams.  [S13, §1989-a53; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7736; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.22]  87 Acts, ch 225, §306; 89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.621
IA Code § 468.622 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.622 - Drainage connection with highway.

468.622 Drainage connection with highway.   1. When the course of natural drainage of any land runs to a public highway, the owner of such land shall have the right to enter upon the highway for the purpose of connecting the owner’s drain or ditch with any drain or ditch constructed along or across the highway. In making the connections, the owner shall do so in accordance with specifications furnished by the highway authorities having jurisdiction over the highway, which specifications shall be furnished to the owner on application. The owner shall leave the highway in as good condition in every way as it was before the work was done.   2. If a tile line or drainage ditch must be projected across the right-of-way to a suitable outlet, the expense of both material and labor used in installing the tile line or drainage ditch across the highway and any subsequent repair of the tile line or drainage ditch shall be paid from funds available for the highways affected.  [C97, §1963; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7737; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.23]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.622  2019 Acts, ch 59, §170
IA Code § 468.623 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.623 - Private drainage system — record.

468.623 Private drainage system — record.   1. Any person who has provided a system of drainage on land owned by the person may have the same made a matter of record in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the drainage system is located, provided any drainage system constructed after July 1, 1969, shall be made a matter of record. The record shall contain the applicable entries specified in sections 558.49 and 558.52.   2. Records under subsection 1 may be used to give the owner’s name, description of tracts of land drained, stating the time when the drainage system was established, the kind, quality, and brand of tile used, the name and place of the manufacturing plant, the name of contractors who laid the tile, the name of the engineer in charge of the survey and installation, the cost of tile, delivery, installation, and engineering expense, depths, grades, outlets, connections, contracts for agreements with adjoining landowners as to connections, and any other matters or information that may be considered of value, and such information may be furnished by the landowner or the engineer having charge of the installation and certified to under oath.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7738; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.24]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.623  2009 Acts, ch 27, §24  Referred to in §331.607, 468.626, 468.628
IA Code § 468.626 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.626 - Original plat filed.

468.626 Original plat filed.   In lieu of making the record as provided in section 468.623, any landowner may file with the county recorder the original plat used in the establishment of the drainage system, or a copy of the plat, which shall be certified by the engineer having made the same. If practicable, a plat filed under this section shall be made a matter of record and shall contain the applicable entries specified in sections 558.49 and 558.52.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7741; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.27]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.626  2009 Acts, ch 27, §25; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §258  Referred to in §468.628  Section amended
IA Code § 468.627 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.627 - Record not part of title.

468.627 Record not part of title.   The drainage records provided for in this subchapter shall not be construed as an essential part of the title to said lands, but may upon request be set out by abstracters as part of the record title of said lands.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7742; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.28]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.627  2020 Acts, ch 1063, §259  Section amended
IA Code § 468.628 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.628 - Fees for recording.

468.628 Fees for recording.   When information is filed with the county recorder pursuant to section 468.623 or 468.626, the recorder shall collect recording fees in the amounts specified in section 331.604.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7743; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.29]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.628  2009 Acts, ch 27, §26
IA Code § 468.629 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.629 - Lost records — hearing.

468.629 Lost records — hearing.   When the records of any mutual drain are incomplete or have been lost, or when the owner of any land affected by such mutual drain believes that the apportionment of costs or damages is inequitable or that repair or reconstruction is needed, such owner may petition the board of supervisors for relief. The board shall notify all affected parties of such petition, and set a date for a hearing on the petition. The board may adjourn the proceedings from day to day, but no adjournment shall be for more than ten days, and may order such engineering examinations, reclassifications of lands and appraisals of damages as they deem necessary. At the completion of the hearing the supervisors shall reestablish the original records or establish a revised record and basis for apportionment of costs and damages as they find equitable and advisable, and may order such repairs or reconstruction as they find to be needed. All cost of such reestablishment or revisions of records, and of the needed repair or reconstruction shall be apportioned in accordance with the basis established.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.30]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.629  Referred to in §468.630
IA Code § 468.630 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.630 - Mutual drains — establishment as district.

468.630 Mutual drains — establishment as district.   Whenever a landowner fails to pay the cost apportioned as provided in section 468.629, or whenever a repair or reconstruction ordered as provided in said section is not made within reasonable time, and in such other instances as the board of supervisors desires, the board by resolution shall establish such mutual drain as a drainage district; all proceedings thereafter shall be as provided for other legally established districts.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.31]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.630  Referred to in §468.631
IA Code § 468.631 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.631 - Appeal.

468.631 Appeal.   The decisions and actions of the board of supervisors under section 468.630 may be appealed as provided in sections 468.608 through 468.610.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.32]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.631
IA Code § 468.632 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.632 - Record filed with established district.

468.632 Record filed with established district.   When the lands served by a mutual drain are within the boundary of an established drainage district, a complete record of the proceeding relating to such mutual drain shall be filed with and as a part of, the records of such established district.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.33]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.632  Referred to in §468.633
IA Code § 468.633 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.633 - Lost or incomplete records.

468.633 Lost or incomplete records.   If the records referred to in section 468.632 are incomplete or have been lost, the board may reestablish such records so as to proportion future costs and damages in proportion to the benefits and damages received because of the construction of such mutual drains and improvements thereof, and may order such surveys, engineering reports, reclassification of lands and appraisal of damages as they deem necessary. All costs of such proceedings shall be assessed against the benefited lands.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.34]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.633  Referred to in §468.634
IA Code § 468.634 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.634 - Petition to combine with established district.

468.634 Petition to combine with established district.   Upon receipt of a petition, signed by the owners of the lands served by a mutual drain, requesting that such drain be combined with an established drainage district, the board shall hold a hearing with due notice to the owners of all lands affected by said mutual drain, and if the board finds it desirable it may by resolution make such mutual drains a part of the established district. Such hearing and resolution may be continued as the board deems necessary for the collection of additional information as provided in section 468.633. Such combination with an established district shall constitute dissolution of the mutual drain, and shall be so recorded, after which such mutual drain shall be a part of the district drain in all respects.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.35]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.634
IA Code § 469A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 469A - HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS|Section 469A.1 - Certificate of convenience and necessity.

469A.1 Certificate of convenience and necessity.   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to engage in the business of constructing, maintaining or operating within this state any hydroelectric generating plant or project without first having obtained from the executive council of Iowa a certificate of convenience and necessity declaring that the public convenience and necessity require such construction, maintenance or operation.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §469A.1]  Referred to in §469A.7
IA Code § 469A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 469A - HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS|Section 469A.2 - Public hearing.

469A.2 Public hearing.   No certificate of convenience and necessity shall be issued by the executive council except after a public hearing thereon. The executive council shall, upon the filing of an application for such a certificate, fix the time of the public hearing thereon and shall prescribe the notice which shall be given by the applicant. Any interested person, firm, association, corporation, municipality, state board or commission may intervene and participate in such proceeding and at such hearing.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §469A.2]
IA Code § 469A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 469A - HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS|Section 469A.3 - Public welfare promoted.

469A.3 Public welfare promoted.   Before the executive council shall issue a certificate of convenience and necessity, it shall first be satisfied that the public convenience and necessity will be promoted thereby, that the applicant has the financial ability to carry out the terms and conditions imposed, and the applicant has in writing agreed to accept, abide by and comply with such reasonable terms and conditions as the executive council may require and impose.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §469A.3]
IA Code § 469A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 469A - HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS|Section 469A.4 - Rules imposed.

469A.4 Rules imposed.   The executive council shall prescribe such rules as it may determine necessary for the administration of the provisions of this chapter and may amend such rules at any time.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §469A.4]
IA Code § 469A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 469A - HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS|Section 469A.5 - Costs advanced.

469A.5 Costs advanced.   The executive council shall, upon the filing of an application, require the applicant to deposit with the secretary of the executive council such amount as the council shall determine, to pay the expenses to be incurred by the executive council in its investigations and in conducting the proceedings, and the executive council may, from time to time as it deems necessary, require the deposit of additional amounts for such purpose.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §469A.5]
IA Code § 469A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 469A - HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS|Section 469A.6 - Amendment or revocation.

469A.6 Amendment or revocation.   The executive council may at any time for just cause or upon the failure of the applicant to comply with and to obey the terms and conditions attached to the issuance of any certificate, or when the public convenience and necessity demands, alter, amend or revoke any certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §469A.6]
IA Code § 469A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 469A - HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS|Section 469A.7 - Penalty.

469A.7 Penalty.   Any person, firm, association or corporation who shall violate the provisions of section 469A.1, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Each separate day that a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §469A.7]