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IA Code § 456B.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 456B - SPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT|Section 456B.11 - Agricultural drainage wells — wetlands — conservation easements.

456B.11 Agricultural drainage wells — wetlands — conservation easements.   The department shall develop and implement a program for the acquisition of wetlands and conservation easements on and around wetlands that result from the closure or change in use of agricultural drainage wells upon implementation of the programs specified in section 460.302 to eliminate groundwater contamination caused by the use of agricultural drainage wells. The program shall be coordinated with the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The department may use moneys appropriated for this purpose from the agriculture management account of the groundwater protection fund in addition to other moneys available for wetland acquisition, protection, development, and management.  87 Acts, ch 225, §301  CS87, §108.11  C93, §456B.11
IA Code § 456B.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 456B - SPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT|Section 456B.12 - Inventory of protected wetlands.

456B.12 Inventory of protected wetlands.   1. The department shall inventory the wetlands and marshes of each county and make a preliminary designation as to which constitute protected wetlands. The department shall consult with the county conservation board in making the preliminary designations. Upon completion of the inventory with preliminary designations, the department shall use an existing map or prepare a map and a list of the marshes and wetlands which are designated as protected wetlands in each county. The department shall file at least one copy of the list and map with the county conservation board and the county recorder. The department shall notify the landowners affected by the preliminary wetlands designation by certified mail. The notice shall state that any person may challenge the designation of the protected wetlands or may request the designation of additional marshes or wetlands as protected wetlands, by doing one of the following:   a. Filing a petition for a hearing with the director within sixty days following the date of notice. The petition shall state specifically the reasons for disputing the preliminary designations of the department. The hearing shall be held in the county within sixty days following the expiration of the sixty-day period for filing petitions.   b. Filing a request for mediation with the farm mediation service as provided in section 654A.16 within sixty days following the date of the notice. The department shall participate in mediation as provided in section 654A.16.   2. Within sixty days following the completion of the hearing, or the issuance of a mediation release in which both parties agree to the designation or no agreement is reached, the director shall issue an order designating the protected wetlands in the county. The order shall be considered a final decision of the department in a contested case for the purposes of judicial review pursuant to chapter 17A.  90 Acts, ch 1199, §2  C91, §108.12  C93, §456B.12  2011 Acts, ch 25, §143  Referred to in §427.1(23), 654A.16
IA Code § 456B.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 456B - SPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT|Section 456B.13 - Protection of wetlands.

456B.13 Protection of wetlands.   1. A person shall not drain a protected wetland without first obtaining a permit from the department.   2. The department shall not issue a permit to drain a protected wetland except under one of the following conditions:   a. The protected wetland is replaced by the applicant with a wetland of equal or greater value as determined by the department.   b. The protected wetland does not meet the criteria for continued designation as a protected wetland.   3. This section does not prohibit any of the following:   a. A landowner utilizing the bed of a protected wetland for pasture or cropland if there is no construction of dikes, ditches, tile lines, or buildings and the agricultural use does not result in drainage.   b. A person maintaining, repairing, or replacing an improvement to a drainage district as provided in chapter 468, as long as the improvement continues to serve the drainage district and the functions of the improvement are not expanded beyond the scope of functions as designed prior to the maintenance, repair, or replacement.  90 Acts, ch 1199, §3  C91, §108.13  91 Acts, ch 172, §1  C93, §456B.13  98 Acts, ch 1025, §1  Referred to in §456B.14
IA Code § 456B.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 456B - SPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT|Section 456B.14 - Civil penalty.

456B.14 Civil penalty.   A person who violates the permit requirement of section 456B.13 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each day that the violation continues. A civil penalty assessed under this section shall not apply until the fourth day after a violator is given written notification of the violation.  90 Acts, ch 1199, §4  C91, §108.14  C93, §456B.14
IA Code § 457A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 457A - CONSERVATION EASEMENTS|Section 457A.1 - Acquisition by other than condemnation.

457A.1 Acquisition by other than condemnation.   The department of natural resources, soil and water conservation districts as provided in chapter 161A, the historical division of the department of cultural affairs, the state archaeologist appointed by the state board of regents pursuant to section 263B.1, any county conservation board, and any city or agency of a city may acquire by purchase, gift, contract, or other voluntary means, but not by eminent domain, conservation easements in land to preserve scenic beauty, wildlife habitat, riparian lands, wetlands, or forests; promote outdoor recreation, agriculture, soil or water conservation, or open space; or otherwise conserve for the benefit of the public the natural beauty, natural and cultural resources, and public recreation facilities of the state.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111D.1; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §58, 96]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1873  C93, §457A.1  2002 Acts, ch 1012, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 128, §1  Referred to in §457A.2, 457A.5
IA Code § 457A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 457A - CONSERVATION EASEMENTS|Section 457A.2 - Definitions.

457A.2 Definitions.   1. “Conservation easement” means an easement in, servitude upon, restriction upon the use of, or other interest in land owned by another, created for any of the purposes set forth in section 457A.1. A conservation easement shall be transferable to any other public body authorized to acquire conservation easements. A conservation easement shall be perpetual unless expressly limited to a lesser term, or unless released by the holder, or unless a change of circumstances renders the easement no longer beneficial to the public. A comparative economic test shall not be used to determine whether a conservation easement is beneficial to the public. A conservation easement shall be enforceable during the term of the easement notwithstanding sections 614.24 through 614.38.   2. “Natural and cultural resources” includes, but is not limited to, archaeological and historical resources.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111D.2]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1874  C93, §457A.2  2002 Acts, ch 1012, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §70  Referred to in §457A.8, 462B.1
IA Code § 457A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 457A - CONSERVATION EASEMENTS|Section 457A.3 - Recording.

457A.3 Recording.   Conservation easements shall be recorded as other instruments affecting real estate are recorded, and each public body acquiring one or more conservation easements shall maintain a current inventory thereof. Unrecorded and uninventoried conservation easements shall be deemed abandoned.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111D.3]  C93, §457A.3
IA Code § 457A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 457A - CONSERVATION EASEMENTS|Section 457A.4 - Statement of extent.

457A.4 Statement of extent.   A conservation easement shall clearly state its extent and purpose.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111D.4]  C93, §457A.4
IA Code § 457A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 457A - CONSERVATION EASEMENTS|Section 457A.5 - Rule of construction.

457A.5 Rule of construction.   The powers accorded by this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, all powers provided by law with respect to the public bodies named in section 457A.1.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111D.5]  C93, §457A.5
IA Code § 457A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 457A - CONSERVATION EASEMENTS|Section 457A.8 - Privately held easements.

457A.8 Privately held easements.   A conservation easement may be held by a private, nonprofit organization for public benefit if the instrument granting the easement or the bylaws of the organization provide that the easement will be transferred either to a public body or another private, nonprofit organization upon the dissolution of the private, nonprofit organization. A conservation easement meeting these requirements acquired after July 1, 1984 is transferable and perpetual as provided in section 457A.2.  84 Acts, ch 1115, §1  C85, §111D.8  C93, §457A.8
IA Code § 458A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS|Section 458A.1 - Declaration of policy.

458A.1 Declaration of policy.   It is declared to be in the public interest to foster, to encourage, and to promote the development, production, and utilization of natural resources of oil and gas and metallic minerals in the state in such a manner as will prevent waste; to authorize and to provide for the operation and development of oil and gas and metallic minerals properties in such a manner that a greater ultimate recovery of oil and gas and metallic minerals be had and that the correlative rights of all owners be fully protected; and to encourage and to authorize such measures as will result in the greatest possible economic recovery of oil and gas and metallic minerals within the state to the end that the landowners, the royalty owners, the producers, and the general public realize and enjoy the greatest possible good from these vital natural resources. It is further declared that the general welfare of the people requires that the underground and surface water of the state be protected from pollution and conserved in the best interests of the people of the state.  [C39, §1360.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.1; 81 Acts, ch 41, §1]  C93, §458A.1
IA Code § 458A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS|Section 458A.3 - Waste prohibited.

458A.3 Waste prohibited.   Waste of oil and gas is prohibited.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.3]  C93, §458A.3
IA Code § 458A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS|Section 458A.5 - Drilling permit required.

458A.5 Drilling permit required.   It is unlawful to commence operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas or the production of metallic minerals or to commence operations to deepen any well to a different geological formation without first giving the director notice of intention to drill, and without first obtaining a permit from the director, under rules prescribed by the department and paying to the department a fee established by rule of the department for the well. The fee shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.  [C39, §1360.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §84.3; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.5; 81 Acts, ch 41, §4; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §41, 96]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1815, 1816  C93, §458A.5
IA Code § 458A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS|Section 458A.6 - Department shall determine market demand and regulate the amount of production.

458A.6 Department shall determine market demand and regulate the amount of production.   The department shall determine market demand for each marketing district and regulate the amount of production as follows:   1. The department shall limit the production of oil and gas within each marketing district to that amount which can be produced without waste, and which does not exceed the reasonable market demand.   2. When the department limits the total amount of oil or gas which may be produced in the state or a marketing district, the department shall allocate or distribute the allowable production among the pools in the district on a reasonable basis, giving, where reasonable under the circumstances to each pool with small wells of settled production, an allowable production which prevents the general premature abandonment of the wells in the pool.   3. When the department limits the total amount of oil or gas which may be produced in any pool in this state to an amount less than that amount which the pool could produce if no restriction were imposed, which limitation is imposed either incidental to, or without, a limitation of the total amount of oil or gas produced in the marketing district wherein the pool is located, the department shall allocate or distribute the allowable production among the wells or producing properties in the pool on a reasonable basis, preventing or minimizing reasonable avoidable drainage, so that each property will have the opportunity to produce or to receive its just and equitable share, subject to the reasonable necessities for the prevention of waste.   4. In allocating the market demand for gas between pools within marketing districts, the department shall give due regard to the fact that gas produced from oil pools is to be regulated in a manner which will protect the reasonable use of its energy for oil production.   5. The department is not required to determine the reasonable market demand applicable to any single pool, except in relation to all other pools within the same marketing district, and in relation to the demand applicable to the marketing district. In allocating allowables to pools, the department may consider, but is not bound by nominations of purchasers to purchase from particular fields, pools, or portions thereof. The department shall allocate the total allowable for the state in a manner which prevents undue discrimination between marketing districts, fields, pools, or portions thereof resulting from selective buying or nomination by purchasers.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.6; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §42, 96]  C93, §458A.6
IA Code § 458A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS|Section 458A.7 - Department shall set spacing units.

458A.7 Department shall set spacing units.   The department shall set spacing units as follows:   1. When necessary to prevent waste, to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, the department shall establish spacing units for a pool. Spacing units when established shall be of uniform size and shape for the entire pool, except that when found to be necessary for any of the purposes above mentioned, the department may divide any pool into zones and establish spacing units for each zone, which units may differ in size and shape from those established in any other zone.   2. The size and shape of spacing units are to be such as will result in the efficient and economical development of the pool as a whole.   3. An order establishing spacing units for a pool shall specify the size and shape of each unit and the location of the permitted well thereon in accordance with a reasonably uniform spacing plan. Upon application, if the director finds that a well drilled at the prescribed location would not produce in paying quantities, or that surface conditions would substantially add to the burden or hazard of drilling such well, the director is authorized to enter an order permitting the well to be drilled at a location other than that prescribed by such spacing order; however, the director shall include in the order suitable provisions to prevent the production from the spacing unit of more than its just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool.   4. An order establishing units for a pool shall cover all lands determined or believed to be underlaid by the pool, and may be modified by the director from time to time to include additional areas determined to be underlaid by the pool. When found necessary for the prevention of waste, or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells or to protect correlative rights, an order establishing spacing units in a pool may be modified by the director to increase the size of spacing units in the pool or any zone of the pool, or to permit the drilling of additional wells on a reasonable uniform plan in the pool, or any zone of the pool. Orders of the director may be appealed to the department within thirty days.  [C39, §1360.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §84.2; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.7; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §43, 96]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1816  C93, §458A.7
IA Code § 458A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS|Section 458A.8 - Integration of fractional tracts.

458A.8 Integration of fractional tracts.   1. When two or more separately owned tracts are embraced within a spacing unit, or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of the spacing unit, then the owners and royalty owners of the tracts may pool their interests for the development and operation of the spacing unit. In the absence of voluntary pooling the department upon the application of any interested person, shall enter an order pooling all interests in the spacing unit for the development and operations of the unit. Each pooling order shall be made after notice and hearing, and shall be upon terms and conditions that are just and reasonable, and that afford to the owner of each tract or interest in the spacing unit the opportunity to recover or receive, without unnecessary expense, a just and equitable share. Operations incident to the drilling of a well upon any portion of a spacing unit covered by a pooling order shall be deemed for all purposes to be the conduct of the operations upon each separately owned tract in the drilling unit by the several owners of the unit. That portion of the production allocated to each tract included in a spacing unit covered by a pooling order shall, when produced, be deemed for all purposes to have been produced from the tract by a well drilled on it.   2. Each pooling order shall make provision for the drilling and operation of a well on the spacing unit, and for the payment of the reasonable actual cost of the well by the owners of interests in the spacing unit, plus a reasonable charge for supervision. In the event of any dispute as to such costs the department shall determine the proper costs. If an owner shall drill and operate, or pay the expenses of drilling and operating the well for the benefit of others, then, the owner so drilling or operating shall, upon complying with the terms of section 458A.10, have a lien on the share of production from the spacing unit accruing to the interest of each of the other owners for the payment of a proportionate share of the expenses. All the oil and gas subject to the lien shall be marketed and sold and the proceeds applied in payment of the expenses secured by the lien as provided for in section 458A.10.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.8; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §44, 96]  C93, §458A.8  Referred to in §458A.10
IA Code § 458A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS|Section 458A.9 - Voluntary agreements for unit operation valid.

458A.9 Voluntary agreements for unit operation valid.   An agreement for the unit or cooperative development and operation of a field or pool, in connection with the conduct of a repressuring or pressure maintenance operations, cycling or recycling operations, including the extraction and separation of liquid hydrocarbons from natural gas, or any other method of operation, including water floods, may be performed without being in violation of any of the statutes of this state relating to trusts, monopolies, or contracts and combinations in restraint of trade, if the agreement is approved by the department as being in the public interest, protective of correlative rights, and reasonably necessary to increase ultimate recovery or to prevent waste of oil or gas. The agreements bind only the persons who execute them, and their heirs, successors, assigns, and legal representatives.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.9; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §45, 96]  C93, §458A.9
IA Code § 458A.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS|Section 458A.10 - Liens for development and operating costs.

458A.10 Liens for development and operating costs.   A person to whom another is indebted for expenses incurred in drilling and operating a well on a drilling unit required to be formed as provided for in section 458A.8, may, in order to secure payment of the amount due, fix a lien upon the interest of the debtor in the production from the drilling unit or the unit area, as the case may be, by filing for record, with the recorder of the county where property involved, or any part thereof, is located, an affidavit setting forth the amount due and the interest of the debtor in such production. The person to whom the amount is payable may, at the expense of the debtor, store all or any part of the production upon which the lien exists until the total amount due, including reasonable storage charges, is paid or the commodity is sold at foreclosure sale and delivery is made to the purchaser. The lien may be foreclosed as provided for with respect to foreclosure of a lien on chattels.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.10]  C93, §458A.10  Referred to in §458A.8