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IA Code § 4.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 4 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES|Section 4.13 - General savings provision.

4.13 General savings provision.   1. The reenactment, revision, amendment, or repeal of a statute does not affect any of the following:   a. The prior operation of the statute or any prior action taken under the statute.   b. Any validation, cure, right, privilege, obligation, or liability previously acquired, accrued, accorded, or incurred under the statute.   c. Any violation of the statute or penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect to the statute, prior to the amendment or repeal.   d. Any investigation, proceeding, or remedy in respect of any privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment; and the investigation, proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment imposed, as if the statute had not been repealed or amended.   2. If the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment for any offense is reduced by a reenactment, revision, or amendment of a statute, the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment if not already imposed shall be imposed according to the statute as amended.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §4.13]  2008 Acts, ch 1031, §6  Referred to in §124.201
IA Code § 4.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 4 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES|Section 4.14 - General rules of construction for English language laws.

4.14 General rules of construction for English language laws.   It is presumed that English language requirements in the public sector are consistent with the laws of Iowa and any ambiguity in the English language text of the laws of Iowa shall be resolved, in accordance with the ninth and tenth amendments of the Constitution of the United States, not to deny or disparage rights retained by the people, and to reserve powers to the states or to the people.  2002 Acts, ch 1007, §2
IA Code § 5.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 5 - UNIFORM STATE LAWS|Section 5.1 - Commission on uniform laws — vacancies.

5.1 Commission on uniform laws — vacancies.   The governor shall appoint three commissioners, each of whom shall be a member of the bar of this state, in good standing, who shall constitute and be known as the commission on uniform state laws, and upon the death, resignation, or refusal to serve of any of the commissioners so appointed, the governor shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy so caused, such new appointment to be for the unexpired balance of the term of the original appointee.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §65; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §5.1]
IA Code § 5.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 5 - UNIFORM STATE LAWS|Section 5.2 - Tenure — compensation — expenses.

5.2 Tenure — compensation — expenses.   Said commissioners shall hold office for a term of four years, and until their successors are duly appointed, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to render a commissioner who has faithfully performed the duties of commissioner ineligible for reappointment. No member of said commission shall receive any compensation for services as a commissioner, but each commissioner shall be entitled to receive actual disbursements for expenses in performing the duties of the office.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §66; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §5.2]
IA Code § 5.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 5 - UNIFORM STATE LAWS|Section 5.3 - Organization.

5.3 Organization.   The commissioners shall meet at the state capitol at least once in two years and shall organize by the election of one of their number as chairperson and another as secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §67; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §5.3]
IA Code § 5.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 5 - UNIFORM STATE LAWS|Section 5.4 - Duties — reports.

5.4 Duties — reports.   The commissioners shall attend the meeting of the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, or arrange for the attendance of at least one of their number at the national conference, and both in and out of the national conference they shall do all in their power to promote uniformity in state laws, upon all subjects where uniformity is deemed desirable and practicable. The commission shall report to the legislative council of the general assembly, an account of its transactions, and its advice and recommendations for legislation. This report shall be printed for presentation to the council. The council shall submit the report to the speaker of the house and president of the senate who shall forward it to the appropriate committees of the general assembly for further study. The commission shall bring about as far as practicable the uniform judicial interpretation of all uniform laws and generally devise and recommend additional legislation or other or further course of action as shall tend to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §68; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §5.4]  89 Acts, ch 296, §1
IA Code § 6A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.1 - Exercise of power by state.

6A.1 Exercise of power by state.   Proceedings may be instituted and maintained by the state of Iowa, or for the use and benefit thereof, for the condemnation of such private property as may be necessary for any public improvement which the general assembly has authorized to be undertaken by the state, and for which an available appropriation has been made. The executive council shall institute and maintain such proceedings in case authority to so do be not otherwise delegated.  [C73, §1271; C97, §2024; S13, §2024-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7803; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.1]  C93, §6A.1  Condemnation for state parks and connecting highways, §461A.7, 461A.8
IA Code § 6A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.2 - On behalf of federal government.

6A.2 On behalf of federal government.   The executive council may institute and maintain such proceedings when private property is necessary for any use of the government of the United States.  [S13, §2024-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7804; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.2]  C93, §6A.2  Condemnation by federal government, §1.4
IA Code § 6A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.3 - Conveyance by state to federal government.

6A.3 Conveyance by state to federal government.   When land or any easement therein is condemned by the state for the use and benefit of the United States, the governor, after the land has been finally acquired, shall have power to convey, to the United States, the easement or lands so acquired and all rights of the state therein.  [S13, §2024-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7805; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.3]  C93, §6A.3
IA Code § 6A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.5 - Right to purchase.

6A.5 Right to purchase.   Whenever the power to condemn private property for a public use is granted to any officer, board, commission, or other official, or to any county, township, or municipality, such grant shall, unless otherwise declared, be construed as granting authority to the officer, board, or official body having jurisdiction over the matter, to acquire, at its fair market value, and from the parties having legal authority to convey, such right as would be acquired by condemnation.  [R60, §1317; C73, §1244, 1247; C97, §1999, 2002, 2014, 2029; S13, §1644-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7807; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.5]  C93, §6A.5
IA Code § 6A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.6 - Railways.

6A.6 Railways.   A railway corporation may acquire by condemnation property as necessary for the location, construction, and convenient use of a railway. The acquisition shall carry the right to use for the construction and repair of the railway and its appurtenances any earth, gravel, stone, timber, or other material, on or from the land taken.  [R60, §1314; C73, §1241; C97, §1995; S13, §1995; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7808; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.6]  83 Acts, ch 121, §9  C93, §6A.6  2009 Acts, ch 97, §1
IA Code § 6A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.7 - Cemetery lands.

6A.7 Cemetery lands.   No lands actually platted, used, and devoted to cemetery purposes shall be taken for any railway purpose without the consent of the proper officers or owners thereof.  [S13, §1995; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7809; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.7]  C93, §6A.7
IA Code § 6A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.8 - Limitation on right-of-way.

6A.8 Limitation on right-of-way.   Land taken for railway right-of-way, otherwise than by consent of the owner, shall not exceed one hundred feet in width unless greater width is necessary for excavation, embankment, or depositing waste earth.  [R60, §1314; C73, §1241; C97, §1995; S13, §1995; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7810; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.8]  C93, §6A.8
IA Code § 6A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.9 - Additional purposes.

6A.9 Additional purposes.   The department of transportation or a railway corporation may, by condemnation or otherwise, acquire lands for the following additional purposes:   1. For necessary additional depot grounds or yards.   2. For constructing a track or tracks to any mine, quarry, gravel pit, manufacturing plant, warehouse, or mercantile establishment.   3. For additional or new right-of-way for constructing double track, reducing or straightening curves, changing grades, shortening or relocating portions of the line, and for excavations, embankments, or places for depositing waste earth.   4. For the preservation of abandoned railroad right-of-way for future railroad use.  [R60, §1314; C73, §1241, 1242; C97, §1995, 1996, 1998; S13, §1995, 1998; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7811; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.9]  83 Acts, ch 121, §10  C93, §6A.9  2009 Acts, ch 97, §2
IA Code § 6A.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.10 - Initiating railroad condemnation by railway corporation.

6A.10 Initiating railroad condemnation by railway corporation.   A railway corporation shall apply to the department of transportation for permission to condemn. The railway corporation shall serve notice of the application and hearing and provide a copy of the legal description of the property to be condemned to the owner and any recordholders of liens and encumbrances on any land described in the application. The department may, after hearing, report to the clerk of the district court of the county in which the land is situated the description of the land sought to be condemned. The corporation may begin condemnation procedures in district court for the land described by the department.  [C97, §1998; S13, §1998; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7812; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.10; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]  83 Acts, ch 121, §11  C93, §6A.10  93 Acts, ch 47, §17; 93 Acts, ch 87, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 97, §3
IA Code § 6A.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.11 - Lands for water stations — how set aside.

6A.11 Lands for water stations — how set aside.   Lands which are sought to be condemned for water stations, dams, or reservoirs, including all the overflowed lands, if any, shall, if requested by the owner, be set aside in a square or rectangular shape by the department of transportation or district court.  [C73, §1242; C97, §1996; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7813; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.11; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]  83 Acts, ch 121, §12  C93, §6A.11
IA Code § 6A.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.12 - Access to water — overflow limited.

6A.12 Access to water — overflow limited.   An owner of land, which has in part been condemned for water stations, dams, or reservoirs, shall not be deprived, without the owner’s consent, of access to the water, or the use thereof, in common with the company, on the owner’s own land, nor, without the owner’s consent, shall the owner’s dwelling, outhouses, or orchards be overflowed, or otherwise injuriously affected by such condemnation.  [C73, §1242; C97, §1996; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7814; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.12]  C93, §6A.12
IA Code § 6A.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.13 - Change in streams.

6A.13 Change in streams.   When a railway company would have the right to excavate a channel or ditch and thereby change and straighten the course of a stream or watercourse, which is too frequently crossed by such railway, and thereby protect the right-of-way and roadbed, or promote safety and convenience in the operation of the railway, it may, by condemnation or otherwise, acquire sufficient land on which to excavate such ditch or channel.  [C97, §2014; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7815; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.13]  C93, §6A.13  Referred to in §6A.14
IA Code § 6A.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.14 - Unlawful diversion prohibited.

6A.14 Unlawful diversion prohibited.   Nothing in section 6A.13 shall give such corporation the right to change the course of any stream or watercourse where such right does not otherwise exist, nor, without the owner’s consent, to divert such stream or watercourse from any cultivated meadow or pasture land, when it only touches such lands at one point.  [C97, §2014; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7816; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.14]  C93, §6A.14
IA Code § 6A.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.16 - Right to condemn abandoned right-of-way.

6A.16 Right to condemn abandoned right-of-way.   Railroad right-of-way which has been abandoned by order of the proper authority may be condemned by a railway corporation or the department of transportation before or after the track materials have been removed. The procedure to condemn abandoned right-of-way shall be the same as for an original condemnation.  [C73, §1260; C97, §2015; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7818; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.16]  83 Acts, ch 121, §13  C93, §6A.16  2009 Acts, ch 97, §4  Referred to in §327G.78
IA Code § 6A.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.18 - No double damages.

6A.18 No double damages.   Owners of abandoned right-of-way which was originally condemned for rail purposes shall not receive additional compensation unless the track materials were removed prior to the second condemnation.  [C73, §1261; C97, §2016; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7820; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.18]  83 Acts, ch 121, §14  C93, §6A.18
IA Code § 6A.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.19 - Interpretative clause.

6A.19 Interpretative clause.   A grant in this chapter of right to take private property for a public use shall not be construed as limiting a like grant elsewhere in the Code for another and different use.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7821; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.19]  C93, §6A.19
IA Code § 6A.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.20 - Description of land furnished.

6A.20 Description of land furnished.   Whenever any person, state department, or political subdivision takes title to land in fee simple for a public use by condemnation or by purchase in lieu of condemnation, the purchaser shall furnish to the owner of the land a legal description of the part taken and a legal description of the remainder which is compatible with the existing abstract description of the entire tract of land. For the purposes of this section a center line description is compatible only when it contains reference points which are a part of and tied to the abstract description.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.20]  C93, §6A.20  Referred to in §306.42
IA Code § 6A.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.21 - Condemnation of agricultural land — definitions.

6A.21 Condemnation of agricultural land — definitions.   1. Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this chapter and chapter 6B:   a. “Aboveground merchant line” means “merchant line” as defined in section 478.6A, subsection 1, excluding those merchant lines that are underground.   b. “Agricultural land” means real property owned by a person in tracts of ten acres or more and not laid off into lots of less than ten acres or divided by streets and alleys into parcels of less than ten acres, and that has been used for the production of agricultural commodities during three out of the past five years. Such use of property includes, but is not limited to, the raising, harvesting, handling, drying, or storage of crops used for feed, food, seed, or fiber; the care or feeding of livestock; the handling or transportation of crops or livestock; the storage, treatment, or disposal of livestock manure; and the application of fertilizers, soil conditioners, pesticides, and herbicides on crops. Agricultural land includes land on which is located farm residences or outbuildings used for agricultural purposes and land on which is located facilities, structures, or equipment for agricultural purposes. Agricultural land includes land taken out of agricultural production for purposes of environmental protection or preservation.   c. “Private development purposes” means the construction of, or improvement related to, recreational trails, recreational development paid for primarily with private funds, aboveground merchant lines, housing and residential development, or commercial or industrial enterprise development.   d. “Public use” or “public purpose” or “public improvement” does not include the authority to condemn agricultural land for private development purposes unless the owner of the agricultural land consents to the condemnation.   2. The limitation on the definition of public use, public purpose, or public improvement does not apply to the establishment, relocation, or improvement of a road pursuant to chapter 306, or to the establishment of a railway under the supervision of the department of transportation as provided in section 327C.2, or to an airport as defined in section 328.1, or to land acquired in order to replace or mitigate land used in a road project when federal law requires replacement or mitigation. This limitation also does not apply to utilities, persons, companies, or corporations under the jurisdiction of the Iowa utilities board in the department of commerce or to any other utility conferred the right by statute to condemn private property or to otherwise exercise the power of eminent domain, except to the extent such purpose includes construction of aboveground merchant lines.  99 Acts, ch 171, §1, 41, 42  ; 2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §2, 49  ; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §55 – 57, 59, 60  Referred to in §6A.22
IA Code § 6A.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.23 - Exception for certain urban renewal areas.

6A.23 Exception for certain urban renewal areas. Repealed by own terms;  2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §4, 49  .
IA Code § 6A.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)|Section 6A.24 - Judicial review of eminent domain authority.

6A.24 Judicial review of eminent domain authority.   1. An owner of property described in an application for condemnation may bring an action challenging the exercise of eminent domain authority or the condemnation proceedings. Such action shall be commenced within thirty days after service of notice of assessment pursuant to section 6B.8 by the filing of a petition in district court. Service of the original notice upon the acquiring agency shall be as required in the rules of civil procedure. In addition to the owner of the property, a contract purchaser of record of the property or a tenant occupying the property under a recorded lease shall also have standing to bring such action.   2. An acquiring agency that proposes to acquire property by eminent domain may file a petition in district court seeking a determination and declaration that its finding of public use, public purpose, or public improvement necessary to support the taking meets the definition of those terms. The action shall be commenced by the filing of a petition identifying all property owners whose property is proposed to be acquired, any contract purchaser of record of the property, and any tenant known to be occupying the property, and including a description of the properties proposed to be acquired and a statement of the public use, public purpose, or public improvement supporting the acquisition of the property by eminent domain. The original notice shall be served as required by the rules of civil procedure on each property owner named in the petition and on any contract purchaser of record of the property and on any tenant occupying the property under a recorded lease. Such action may be commenced by an acquiring agency at any time prior to the filing of an application for condemnation pursuant to section 6B.3.   3. For any action brought under this section, the burden of proof shall be on the acquiring agency to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the finding of public use, public purpose, or public improvement meets the definition of those terms. If a property owner or a contract purchaser of record or a tenant occupying the property under a recorded lease prevails in an action brought under this section, the acquiring agency shall be required to pay the costs, including reasonable attorney fees, of the adverse party.  2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §5, 49  Referred to in §6A.22, 6B.3A  Manner of service,  R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315
IA Code § 6B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 6B - PROCEDURE UNDER EMINENT DOMAIN|Section 6B.1 - Definitions.

6B.1 Definitions.   1. 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.   2. For purposes of this chapter, an “acquiring agency” means the state of Iowa or any person or entity conferred the right by statute to condemn private property or to otherwise exercise the power of eminent domain. In the exercise of eminent domain power, the words “applicant” and “condemner” mean acquiring agency as defined in this subsection, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.  2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1;  2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §25, 47, 49