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IA Code § 466B.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.24 - Board of directors.

466B.24 Board of directors.   1. An authority shall be governed by a board of directors. Members of a board of directors of an authority shall be divided among the political subdivisions comprising the authority and shall be appointed by the respective political subdivision’s elected legislative body.   2. A board of directors shall consist of one representative of each participating political subdivision. This subsection shall not apply if a chapter 28E agreement under this subchapter provides an alternative board composition method.   3. The directors shall serve staggered terms of four years. The initial board shall determine, by lot, the initial terms to be shortened and lengthened, as necessary, to achieve staggered terms. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for the duration of the unexpired term. A director is eligible for reappointment. This subsection shall not apply if a chapter 28E agreement under this subchapter provides an alternative for the length of term, appointment, and reappointment of directors.   4. A board may provide procedures for the removal of a director who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the board. If a director is so removed, a successor shall be appointed for the duration of the unexpired term of the removed director in the same manner as the original appointment. The appointing body may at any time remove a director appointed by it for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.   5. A board shall adopt bylaws and shall elect one director as chairperson and one director as vice chairperson, each for a term of two years, and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a director.   6. A majority of the membership of a board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of holding a meeting of the board. The affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by an authority unless the authority’s bylaws specify those particular actions of the authority requiring a greater number of affirmative votes. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall not impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority.  2010 Acts, ch 1116, §6
IA Code § 466B.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.25 - Activities coordination.

466B.25 Activities coordination.   In all activities of a watershed management authority, the authority may coordinate its activities with the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture and land stewardship, councils of governments, public drinking water utilities, and soil and water conservation districts.  2010 Acts, ch 1116, §7
IA Code § 466B.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.32 - Watershed demonstration pilot projects.

466B.32 Watershed demonstration pilot projects. Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 128, §10.
IA Code § 466B.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.41 - Definitions.

466B.41 Definitions.   As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Center” means the Iowa nutrient research center established pursuant to section 466B.47.   2. “Council” means the Iowa nutrient research center advisory council established pursuant to section 466B.48.   3. “Division” means the division of soil conservation and water quality created within the department of agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to section 159.5.   4. “Fund” means the water quality initiative fund created in section 466B.45.   5. “Nutrient” includes nitrogen and phosphorus.  2013 Acts, ch 132, §59; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §53
IA Code § 466B.42 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.42 - Water quality initiative.

466B.42 Water quality initiative.   The division shall establish a water quality initiative in order to assess and reduce nutrients in this state’s watersheds, including subwatersheds and regional watersheds, and for implementing its responsibilities under the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy. The division shall establish and administer projects to reduce nutrients in surface waters from nonpoint sources in a scientific, reasonable, and cost-effective manner. The division shall utilize a pragmatic, strategic, and coordinated approach with the goal of accomplishing reductions over time. To evaluate the progress achieved over time toward the goals of the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy and the United States environmental protection agency gulf hypoxia action plan, the baseline condition shall be calculated for the time period from 1980 to 1996.  2013 Acts, ch 132, §60; 2018 Acts, ch 1001, §22; 2018 Acts, ch 1152, §12  Referred to in §466B.43, 466B.44
IA Code § 466B.45 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.45 - Water quality initiative fund.

466B.45 Water quality initiative fund.   1. A water quality initiative fund is created in the state treasury under the management and control of the division.   2. The fund shall include moneys appropriated by the general assembly. The fund may include other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the division, including moneys from public or private sources.   3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the division and shall be used exclusively to carry out the provisions of this subchapter as determined by the division, and shall not require further special authorization by the general assembly.   4. a. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.   b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated or otherwise credited to the fund for a fiscal year shall not revert to the fund from which appropriated at the close of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins three years from the beginning date of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made.  2013 Acts, ch 132, §61  Referred to in §466B.41
IA Code § 466B.46 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.46 - Iowa nutrient research fund — creation and purpose.

466B.46 Iowa nutrient research fund — creation and purpose.   1. An Iowa nutrient research fund is created in the state treasury under the management and control of the center.   2. The fund shall include all of the following:   a. Moneys appropriated by the general assembly.   b. Moneys appropriated from the agriculture management account of the groundwater protection fund pursuant to section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a).   c. Moneys assessed and collected by or on behalf of the department of natural resources to be credited to the fund as provided in sections 455B.109, 459.602, 459.603, 459.604, 459A.502, and 459B.402.   d. Moneys accepted by the center from public or private sources.   3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the center and shall be used exclusively by the center to carry out its purpose as described in section 466B.47.   4. a. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.   b. The moneys credited to the fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in this section.  2016 Acts, ch 1134, §33, 34; 2017 Acts, ch 168, §32  Referred to in §455B.109, 455E.11, 459.602, 459.603, 459.604, 459A.502, 459B.402  Section not amended; internal reference change applied
IA Code § 466B.47 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.47 - Iowa nutrient research center — establishment and purpose.

466B.47 Iowa nutrient research center — establishment and purpose.   1. The state board of regents shall establish and maintain in Ames as part of Iowa state university of science and technology an Iowa nutrient research center.   2. The purpose of the center shall be to pursue a science-based approach to nutrient management research that may include but is not limited to evaluating the performance of current and emerging nutrient management practices, and using an adaptive management framework for providing recommendations for the implementation of nutrient management practices and the development of new nutrient management practices.   3. The center shall be administered by a director who shall be appointed by the dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences of Iowa state university of science and technology.   4. The center shall facilitate collaboration among appropriate institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, including but not limited to institutes, departments, and centers.   5. Any information collected or received by the center that identifies a person holding a legal interest in agricultural land or specific agricultural land shall be a confidential record under section 22.7.  2013 Acts, ch 132, §62  Referred to in §466B.41, 466B.46, 466B.48
IA Code § 466B.48 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.48 - Iowa nutrient research center advisory council — establishment and purpose.

466B.48 Iowa nutrient research center advisory council — establishment and purpose.   1. The state board of regents shall establish and maintain in Ames as part of Iowa state university of science and technology an Iowa nutrient research center advisory council.   2. The council shall consist of the following members:   a. The dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences of Iowa state university of science and technology, or the dean’s designee.   b. The director of the Iowa state university of science and technology extension service, or the director’s designee.   c. A representative of the IIHR — hydroscience and engineering within the college of engineering of the university of Iowa who shall be appointed by the president of the university.   d. A person knowledgeable in an area related to nutrient research who shall be appointed by the president of the university of northern Iowa.   e. A person knowledgeable in an area related to nutrient research who shall be appointed by the state association of private colleges and universities.   f. The secretary of agriculture or the secretary’s designee.   g. The director of the division or the director’s designee.   h. The director of the department of natural resources, or the director’s designee.   3. a. An appointed or designated member of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the person making the appointment or designation.   b. A majority of the members of the council as provided in subsection 2 constitutes a quorum. Any action taken by the council must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members present, except that a lesser number may adjourn a meeting. The majority shall not include any member who has a conflict of interest and a statement by a member of a conflict of interest shall be conclusive for this purpose.   c. The council shall elect a chairperson and any other officers from the membership of the council as the council determines necessary. An officer shall serve for a term required by rules adopted by the council. A vacancy in the membership does not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the council.   d. The council shall adopt rules that it determines are necessary for the conduct of business.   e. Only the member appointed by the state association of private colleges and universities is eligible for reimbursement of actual expenses as provided in section 7E.6. However, no member is eligible for a payment of a per diem.   4. The council shall function on a continuing basis for the study and recommendation of solutions for consideration by the Iowa nutrient research center in carrying out its purpose as provided in section 466B.47.  2013 Acts, ch 132, §63; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §54  Referred to in §466B.41
IA Code § 466B.49 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|Section 466B.49 - Confidentiality.

466B.49 Confidentiality.   Any information received, collected, or held under this subchapter is a confidential record, and is exempted from public access as provided in section 22.7, if all of the following apply:   1. The information is received, collected, or held by a nonprofit organization that conducts nutrient management research, including but not limited to conducting evaluations, assessments, or validations.   2. The information identifies any of the following:   a. A person who holds a legal interest in agricultural land or who has previously held a legal interest in agricultural land.   b. A person who is involved or who has previously been involved in managing the agricultural land or producing crops or livestock on the agricultural land.   c. The identifiable location of the agricultural land.  2014 Acts, ch 1139, §28, 29
IA Code § 466C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466C - IOWA FLOOD CENTER|Section 466C.1 - Iowa flood center.

466C.1 Iowa flood center.   1. The state board of regents shall establish and maintain in Iowa City as a part of the state university of Iowa an Iowa flood center. In conducting the activities of this chapter, the center shall work cooperatively with the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the water resources coordinating council, and other state and federal agencies.   2. The Iowa flood center shall have all of the following purposes:   a. To develop hydrologic models for physically-based flood frequency estimation and real-time forecasting of floods, including hydraulic models of floodplain inundation mapping.   b. To establish community-based programs to improve flood monitoring and prediction along Iowa’s major waterways and to support ongoing flood research.   c. To share resources and expertise of the Iowa flood center.   d. To assist in the development of a workforce in the state knowledgeable regarding flood research, prediction, and mitigation strategies.  2009 Acts, ch 184, §15  Referred to in §418.8
IA Code § 468.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.1 - Jurisdiction to establish.

468.1 Jurisdiction to establish.   The board of supervisors of any county shall have jurisdiction, power, and authority at any regular, special, or adjourned session, to establish a drainage district or districts, and to locate and establish levees, and cause to be constructed as hereinafter provided any levee, ditch, drain, or watercourse, or settling basins in connection therewith, or to straighten, widen, deepen, or change any natural watercourse, in such county, whenever the same will be of public utility or conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare.  [C73, §1207; C97, §1939; S13, §1989-a1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7421; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.1]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.1
IA Code § 468.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.2 - Presumption and construction of laws.

468.2 Presumption and construction of laws.   1. The drainage of surface waters from agricultural lands and all other lands, including state-owned lakes and wetlands, or the protection of such lands from overflow shall be presumed to be a public benefit and conducive to the public health, convenience, and welfare.   2. The provisions of this subchapter and all other laws for the drainage and protection from overflow of agricultural or overflow lands shall be liberally construed to promote leveeing, ditching, draining, and reclamation of wet, swampy, and overflow lands.  [S13, §1989-a1, -a46; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7422, 7594; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.2, 455.182]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.2  2011 Acts, ch 59, §1, 4
IA Code § 468.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.4 - General rule for location.

468.4 General rule for location.   The levees, ditches, or drains herein provided for shall, so far as practicable, be surveyed and located along the general course of the natural streams and watercourses or in the general course of natural drainage of the lands of said district; but where it will be more economical or practicable such ditch or drain need not follow the course of such natural streams, watercourses, or course of natural drainage, but may straighten, shorten, or change the course of any natural stream, watercourse, or general course of drainage.  [S13, §1989-a2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7425; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.5]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.4
IA Code § 468.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.5 - Location across railroad.

468.5 Location across railroad.   When any such ditch or drain crosses any railroad right-of-way, it shall when practicable be located at the place of the natural waterway across such right-of-way, unless said railroad company shall have provided another place in the construction of the roadbed for the flow of the water; and if located at the place provided by the railroad company, such company shall be estopped from afterwards objecting to such location on the ground that it is not at the place of the natural waterway.  [S13, §1989-a2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7426; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.6]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.5
IA Code § 468.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.6 - Number of petitioners required.

468.6 Number of petitioners required.   Two or more owners of lands named in the petition described in section 468.8, may file in the office of the county auditor a petition for the establishment of a levee or drainage district, including a district which involves only the straightening of a creek or river. If the district described in the petition is a subdistrict, one or more owners of land affected by the proposed improvement may petition for such district.  [S13, §1989-a2, -a23; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7427, 7428; C46, §455.7, 455.8; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.7]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.6
IA Code § 468.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.7 - Request by nonpetitioners.

468.7 Request by nonpetitioners.   In the event two or more landowners included in the proposed district other than the petitioners request a classification prior to the establishment of said district, they shall file in writing their request and execute a bond as required in section 468.9 to cover the expense of such classification if the district is not established. Such written request and the bond shall be filed before the board establishes a district.  [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.8]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.7
IA Code § 468.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.8 - Petition.

468.8 Petition.   The petition shall set forth:   1. An intelligible description, by congressional subdivision or otherwise, of the lands suggested for inclusion in the district.   2. That said lands are subject to overflow or are too wet for cultivation or subject to erosion or flood danger.   3. That the public benefit, utility, health, convenience, or welfare will be promoted by the suggested improvements.   4. The suggested starting point, route, terminus and lateral branches of the proposed improvements.   5. In the event the petitioners request a classification before the establishment of the district, the petition shall include a request that the district be classified as provided in sections 468.38 through 468.44 after the board has approved the report of the engineer as a tentative plan but before the district is finally established.  [S13, §1989-a2, -a23; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7429; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.9]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.8  Referred to in §468.6
IA Code § 468.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.9 - Bond.

468.9 Bond.   1. There shall be filed with the petition a bond in an amount fixed and with sureties approved by the auditor, conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings in case the district is not finally established.   2. No preliminary expense shall be incurred before the establishment of such proposed improvement district by the board in excess of the amount of bond filed by the petitioners. In case it is necessary to incur any expense in addition to the amount of such bond, the board of supervisors shall require the filing of an additional bond by the petitioners and shall not proceed with the preliminary survey or authorize any additional expense until the additional bond is filed in a sufficient amount to cover such expense.  [S13, §1989-a2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7430, 7431; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.10, 455.11]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.9  Referred to in §357.1A, 468.7
IA Code § 468.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS|Section 468.10 - Engineer.

468.10 Engineer.   1. The board shall at its first session thereafter, regular, special, or adjourned, examine the petition and if it be found sufficient in form and substance, shall appoint a disinterested and competent civil engineer who shall give bond to the county for the use of the proposed levee or drainage district, if it be established, and if not established, for the use of the petitioners, in amount and with sureties to be approved by the auditor, and conditioned for the faithful and competent performance of the engineer’s duties.   2. Any engineer employed under the provisions of this subchapter, parts 1 through 5 shall receive such compensation per diem as shall be fixed and determined by the board of supervisors.   3. The board may at any time terminate the contract with, and discharge the engineer.   4. The engineer shall keep an accurate record of the kind of work done by the engineer, the place where done, and the time engaged therein, and shall file an itemized statement thereof with the auditor. No expenses shall be incurred by the engineer except upon authority of the board, and vouchers shall be filed with the claims therefor.  [S13, §1989-a2, -a41, -a42; SS15, §1527-s21b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7432 – 7436; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.12 – 455.16]  89 Acts, ch 126, §2  CS89, §468.10  94 Acts, ch 1051, §1