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IA Code § 465A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465A - OPEN SPACE LANDS|Section 465A.1 - Statement of purpose — intent.

465A.1 Statement of purpose — intent.   1. The general assembly finds that:   a. Iowa’s most significant open space lands are essential to the well-being and quality of life for Iowans and to the economic viability of the state’s recreation and tourism industry.   b. Many areas of high national significance in the state have not received adequate public protection to keep them free of visual blight, resource degradation, and negative impacts from inappropriate land use and surrounding development. Some of these areas include national park service and United States fish and wildlife service properties, national landmarks and trails, the Des Moines river greenbelt, the great river road, areas where interstate highways enter the state, cross major rivers, and pass by other areas of national significance, major state park and recreation areas, unique and protected water areas, and significant natural, geological, scenic, historic, and cultural properties of the state.   c. While state and federal funds are generally available for the acquisition and protection of fish and wildlife areas and habitats as well as boating access to public waters, funding programs for public open space acquisition and protection have not been adequate to meet needs.   d. Relative to other midwestern states, Iowa ranks last in the proportion of land acquired and protected for public open space.   2. a. A program shall be established to:   (1) Educate the citizens of the state about the needs and urgency of protecting the state’s open spaces.   (2) Plan for the protection of the state’s significant open space areas.   (3) Acquire and protect those properties on a priority basis through a variety of appropriate means.   b. In addition to other goals for the program, it is intended that a minimum of ten percent of the state’s land area be included under some form of public open space protection by the year 2000.  87 Acts, ch 174, §1  CS87, §111E.1  C93, §465A.1  2011 Acts, ch 25, §120  Referred to in §465A.2
IA Code § 465A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465A - OPEN SPACE LANDS|Section 465A.3 - Funding sources.

465A.3 Funding sources.   1. To achieve the purposes of this chapter, the department, other state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and private organizations may use funds from the following sources:   a. Appropriations by the general assembly.   b. Private grants and gifts.   c. Federal grants and loans intended for these purposes.   2. The department may enter into agreements with other state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and private organizations for the purposes of carrying out this natural open space program or specific elements of the program.  87 Acts, ch 174, §3  CS87, §111E.3  C93, §465A.3
IA Code § 465A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465A - OPEN SPACE LANDS|Section 465A.4 - Payment in lieu of property taxes.

465A.4 Payment in lieu of property taxes.   As a part of the budget proposal submitted to the general assembly under section 455A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, the director of the department of natural resources shall submit a budget request to pay the property taxes for the next fiscal year on open space property acquired by the department which would otherwise be subject to the levy of property taxes. The assessed value of open space property acquired by the department shall be that determined under section 427.1, subsection 18, and the director may protest the assessed value in the manner provided by law for any property owner to protest an assessment. For the purposes of chapter 257, the assessed value of the open space property acquired by the department shall be included in the valuation base of the school district and the payments made pursuant to this section shall be considered as property tax revenues and not as miscellaneous income. The county treasurer shall certify taxes due to the department. The taxes shall be paid annually from the departmental fund or account from which the open space property acquisition was funded. If the departmental fund or account has no moneys or no longer exists, the taxes shall be paid from funds as otherwise provided by the general assembly. If the total amount of taxes due certified to the department exceeds the amount appropriated, the taxes due shall be reduced proportionately so that the total amount equals the amount appropriated. This section applies to open space property acquired by the department on or after January 1, 1987.  87 Acts, ch 174, §4; 89 Acts, ch 135, §52  CS87, §111E.4  C93, §465A.4  Referred to in §455A.19
IA Code § 465B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465B - RECREATION TRAILS|Section 465B.1 - Statement of purpose — intent.

465B.1 Statement of purpose — intent.   The general assembly finds that recreation trails provide a significant benefit for the health and well-being of Iowans and state visitors. Iowa has a national reputation as a place for hiking, walking, and bicycling. The use of recreation trails has a significant influence on Iowa’s economy. Iowa’s scenic landscapes, many small communities, and existing natural and transportation corridors are ideally suited for new recreation trails to support recreation and tourism activities such as walking, biking, driving for pleasure, horseback riding, boating and canoeing, skiing, snowmobiling, and others.   The general assembly finds that a program shall be established to acquire, develop, promote, and manage existing and new recreation trails. The objective of a statewide trails program shall be for the state to acquire and develop two thousand miles of new recreation trails and completion of existing trail projects before the year 2000.  87 Acts, ch 173, §1  CS87, §111F.1  C93, §465B.1  Referred to in §465B.2
IA Code § 465B.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465B - RECREATION TRAILS|Section 465B.3 - Involvement of other agencies.

465B.3 Involvement of other agencies.   The department of natural resources, the economic development authority, and the department of cultural affairs shall assist the state department of transportation in developing the statewide plan for recreation trails, in acquiring property, and in the development, promotion, and management of recreation trails.  87 Acts, ch 173, §3  CS87, §111F.3  C93, §465B.3  2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89
IA Code § 465B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465B - RECREATION TRAILS|Section 465B.4 - Funding.

465B.4 Funding.   To achieve the purposes of this chapter, the state department of transportation, other state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and private organizations may use funds from the following sources:   1. Funds appropriated by the general assembly.   2. Private grants and gifts.   3. Federal grants and loans intended for these purposes.  87 Acts, ch 173, §4  CS87, §111F.4  C93, §465B.4
IA Code § 465C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.1 - Definitions.

465C.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter:   1. “Area” means an area of land or water or both land and water.   2. “Board” means the state advisory board for preserves established by this chapter.   3. “Commission” means the natural resource commission.   4. “Dedication” means the allocation of an area as a preserve by a public agency or by a private owner by written stipulation in a form approved by the state advisory board for preserves.   5. “Department” means department of natural resources created under section 455A.2.   6. “Director” means director of the department.   7. “Preserve” means an area of land or water formally dedicated under this chapter for maintenance as nearly as possible in its natural condition though it need not be completely primeval in character at the time of dedication or an area which has unusual flora, fauna, geological, archaeological, scenic, or historical features of scientific or educational value.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.1]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1869  C93, §465C.1  2006 Acts, ch 1030, §48
IA Code § 465C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.2 - Advisory board.

465C.2 Advisory board.   There is hereby created a state system of preserves and a state advisory board for preserves.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.2]  C93, §465C.2
IA Code § 465C.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.3 - Membership.

465C.3 Membership.   1. a. The board shall be composed of seven members, six of which shall be appointed by the governor. The director of the department shall also serve as a member of the board.   b. The commission, the conservation committee of the Iowa academy of science, and the state historical society shall submit to the governor a list of possible appointments. Members shall be selected from persons with a demonstrated interest in the preservation of natural lands and waters, and historic sites.   2. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The director shall serve as long as the director is director. Any vacancies on the board shall be filled, for the remainder of the term vacated, by appointment by the governor provided by this chapter. As terms of members expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms to expire three years thereafter. Any member who has served two consecutive full terms will not be eligible for reappointment for a period of one year following the expiration of the member’s second term.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.3]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877  C93, §465C.3  2018 Acts, ch 1026, §143; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §64
IA Code § 465C.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.4 - Expenses.

465C.4 Expenses.   The members of the board may be reimbursed for necessary expenses in connection with performance of their duties. Each member of the board may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.4]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1870  C93, §465C.4
IA Code § 465C.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.5 - Organization.

465C.5 Organization.   The board shall organize annually by the election of a chairperson. The board shall meet annually and at such other times as it deems necessary. Meetings may be called by the chairperson, and shall be called by the chairperson on the request of three members of the board.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.5]  C93, §465C.5
IA Code § 465C.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.6 - Advisors.

465C.6 Advisors.   Representatives of such agencies, institutions, and organizations as the board may determine may serve as advisors to the board. Such advisors shall receive no compensation for this function but at the discretion of the board may be reimbursed for necessary expenses in connection with the performance of their duties.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.6]  C93, §465C.6
IA Code § 465C.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.7 - Ecologist.

465C.7 Ecologist.   The director shall employ, upon recommendation by the board, at salaries fixed by the board, a trained ecologist and other personnel as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the board.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.7]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1871  C93, §465C.7
IA Code § 465C.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.8 - Powers and duties.

465C.8 Powers and duties.   The board shall have the following powers and duties:   1. To approve an area as a preserve.   2. To make and publish all rules necessary to carrying out the purposes of this chapter.   3. To recommend dedication as preserves, of areas owned by the state under the jurisdiction of the department.   4. To recommend acquisition of areas for dedication as preserves subject to approval by the natural resource commission.   5. To recommend dedication as preserves, areas owned by other public agencies, private groups, and individuals.   6. To make surveys and maintain registries and records of preserves and other areas of educational or scientific value and of habitats for rare and endangered species of plants and animals in the state.   7. To promote research and investigations, carry on interpretive programs and publish and disseminate information pertaining to preserves and related areas of educational or scientific value.   8. To promote the establishment and protection of, and advise in the management of, wild parks and other areas of educational or scientific value and otherwise foster and aid in the preservation of natural conditions elsewhere than in preserves.   9. To authorize payment of travel and other necessary expenses of the members of the board and advisors to the board, and salaries, wages, compensations, travel, supplies, and equipment necessary to carry out the duties of the board, and to authorize any other expenditures as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this chapter.   10. To design and control the use of official state preserve signs and recommend to the state department of transportation locations for state preserve signs.   11. To submit to the governor and the legislature a report before January 15, 1967, and every two years thereafter which shall account for each preserve in the system and make such other reports and recommendations as it may deem necessary.   12. To prepare and recommend a budget, for inclusion as a line item money request in the departmental budget, for appropriation from the state general fund.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.8]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1872  C93, §465C.8
IA Code § 465C.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.9 - Articles of dedication.

465C.9 Articles of dedication.   1. The public agency or private owner shall complete articles of dedication on forms approved by the board. When the articles of dedication have been approved by the governor, the board shall record them with the county recorder for the county or counties in which the area is located.   2. The articles of dedication may contain restrictions on development, sale, transfer, method of management, public access, and commercial or other use, and may contain such other provisions as may be necessary to further the purposes of this chapter. They may define the respective jurisdictions of the owner or operating agency and the board. They may provide procedures to be applied in case of violation of the dedication. They may recognize reversionary rights. They may vary in provisions from one preserve to another in accordance with differences in relative conditions.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.9]  C93, §465C.9  2006 Acts, ch 1030, §49; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
IA Code § 465C.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.10 - When dedicated as a preserve.

465C.10 When dedicated as a preserve.   An area shall become a preserve when it has been approved by the board for dedication as a preserve, whether in public or private ownership, formally dedicated as a preserve within the system by a public agency or private owner and designated by the governor as a preserve.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.10]  C93, §465C.10  2006 Acts, ch 1030, §50
IA Code § 465C.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.11 - Area held in trust.

465C.11 Area held in trust.   1. An area designated as a preserve within the system is hereby declared put to its highest, best, and most important use for public benefit. It shall be held in trust and shall not be alienated except to another public use upon a finding by the board of imperative and unavoidable public necessity and with the approval of the commission, the general assembly by concurrent resolution, and the governor. The board’s interest or interests in any area designated as a preserve shall not be taken under the condemnation statutes of this state without such a finding of imperative and unavoidable public necessity by the board, and with the consent of the commission, the general assembly by concurrent resolution, and the governor.   2. The board, with the approval of the governor, may enter into amendments to any articles of dedication upon its finding that such amendment will not permit an impairment, disturbance, or development of the area inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter.   3. Before the board shall make a finding of imperative and unavoidable public necessity, or shall enter into any amendment to articles of dedication, the board shall provide notice of such proposal and opportunity for any person to be heard. Such notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper with a general circulation in the county or counties wherein the area directly affected is situated, and mailed within ten days of such published notice to all persons who have requested notice of all such proposed actions. Each notice shall set forth the substance of the proposed action and describe, with or without legal description, the area affected, and shall set forth a place and time not less than sixty days thence for all persons desiring to be heard to have reasonable opportunity to be heard prior to the finding of the board.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.11]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877  C93, §465C.11  2018 Acts, ch 1041, §97
IA Code § 465C.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.12 - Agencies urged to dedicate preserves.

465C.12 Agencies urged to dedicate preserves.   All departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the state, including counties, municipalities, public corporations, boards, commissions, and universities shall be urged to dedicate as nature preserves within the system under the procedures outlined in this chapter, suitable areas or portions of areas within their jurisdiction.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.12]  C93, §465C.12
IA Code § 465C.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.13 - Other purposes not affected.

465C.13 Other purposes not affected.   1. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as interfering with the purposes stated in the establishment of or pertaining to any state or local park, preserve, wildlife refuge, or other area or the proper management and development thereof except that any agency administering any area designated as a nature preserve under the system shall be responsible for preserving the natural character of the area in accordance with the articles of dedication.   2. Designation of an area as a preserve within the system shall not void or replace any protected status under law which the area would have were it not so designated.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.13]  C93, §465C.13  2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
IA Code § 465C.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 465C - STATE PRESERVES|Section 465C.14 - Confidentiality of ecologically sensitive sites and information.

465C.14 Confidentiality of ecologically sensitive sites and information.   The director of the department of natural resources and the state ecologist shall comply with the requirements of section 22.7, subsection 21, regarding information pertaining to the nature and location of ecologically sensitive resources or sites. The director of the department of natural resources, in consultation with the state ecologist, shall consult with other public officers serving as lawful custodians of ecologically sensitive information to determine whether the information should be confidential or be released.  86 Acts, ch 1228, §3  C87, §111B.14  C93, §465C.14
IA Code § 466.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466 - IMPROVEMENT OF WATERSHED ATTRIBUTES|Section 466.1 - Short title.

466.1 Short title.   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “Initiative on Improving Our Watershed Attributes (I on IOWA)”.  2000 Acts, ch 1068, §1
IA Code § 466.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466 - IMPROVEMENT OF WATERSHED ATTRIBUTES|Section 466.2 - Legislative goal.

466.2 Legislative goal.   The goal of this chapter is to develop a comprehensive water quality program that will result in water quality improvements while reducing proposed regulatory impacts. The program shall use information, education, monitoring, technical assistance, data gathering and evaluation, incentives, and more efficient issuance of permits. The program is expected to have a menu of initiatives and approaches to appeal to a broad audience of participants and shall be coordinated so that individual initiatives work toward the objective of improved water quality. The departments of agriculture and land stewardship and natural resources shall work cooperatively with federal agencies to obtain waivers and changes in rules and procedures at national and state levels to improve the federal programs’ environmental and economic performance for Iowans. State agencies shall collaborate with other state agencies to attain the overall goal of improved water quality. The state department of transportation and the department of natural resources shall collaborate to provide for the preservation of topsoil, erosion control, water impoundment during highway construction and reconstruction, and restoration and management of roadside right-of-way for prairie restoration, wildlife habitat, and erosion control.  2000 Acts, ch 1068, §2
IA Code § 466.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 466 - IMPROVEMENT OF WATERSHED ATTRIBUTES|Section 466.3 - Iowa clean water award.

466.3 Iowa clean water award.   An Iowa clean water award is created. The governor and the general assembly shall give the award annually to a city or other political subdivision which has met criteria established by the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture and land stewardship identifying exemplary efforts to improve water quality within its jurisdiction.  2000 Acts, ch 1068, §3