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IA SF597
Bill
Status
3/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Agriculture
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AI Summary
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and county conservation boards must share the same rights and obligations as private landowners when erecting and maintaining partition fences on land they control or manage
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When fence viewers issue an order involving DNR or a county conservation board, both parties must deposit funds sufficient to cover their assigned portion of fence costs plus fence viewer fees within 30 days
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DNR may finance its partition fence contributions using moneys from the open spaces account of the Iowa Resources Enhancement and Protection (REAP) fund, which receives 28% of REAP allocations
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County conservation boards may finance their partition fence contributions using moneys from the county conservation account of the REAP fund, which receives 30% of REAP allocations
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Updates fence law terminology and procedures in Chapter 359A, including clarifying that fence viewer orders must specify each party's portion of costs and fees
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the rights and obligations of certain state and local government entities in erecting, rebuilding, or repairing partition fences, including the allocation of moneys from accounts in the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund.(Formerly SF 432; See SF 616.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 616. S.J. 640.
3/25/2025