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IA HSB195
SB
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Natural Resources
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AI Summary
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Amends Iowa Code section 359A.1 to expand the definition of "owner" under the state's partition fence law to explicitly include the Department of Natural Resources when it holds title to land
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Requires the Department of Natural Resources to have the same rights and obligations as private landowners regarding the construction and maintenance of partition fences on property boundaries
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Makes the Department of Natural Resources subject to cost-sharing requirements (contribution) for partition fences shared with adjacent private landowners
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Subjects the Department to the same dispute resolution process through township "fence viewers" as private property owners when partition fence controversies arise
Legislative Description
A bill for an act requiring the department of natural resources to comply with requirements governing the erection and maintenance of partition fences.
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2/24/2025