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House
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631
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
631
BY
BODEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
backwater
variances
for
bridge
construction
1
or
repair.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
455B.276,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
director
shall
issue
a
variance
to
3
any
state
agency,
county,
or
city
for
backwater
requirements
4
for
bridge
construction
or
repair
if
the
director
receives
5
from
all
affected
landowners
who
have
not
provided
the
state
6
agency,
county,
or
city
with
a
flooding
easement
a
written
7
acknowledgment
stating
that
each
affected
landowner’s
property
8
will
be
subject
to
flooding
during
and
after
the
construction
9
or
repair.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
backwater
variances
for
bridge
14
construction
or
repair.
15
Under
current
administrative
rules,
if
a
bridge
that
16
requires
a
flood
plain
construction
permit
exceeds
established
17
backwater
limits,
the
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR)
may
18
require
the
relevant
authority
to
acquire
from
the
affected
19
landowners
a
flooding
easement
for
the
excess
backwater.
20
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
DNR
to
issue
a
variance
to
21
any
state
agency,
county,
or
city
for
backwater
requirements
22
for
bridge
construction
or
repair
if
the
director
receives
23
from
all
affected
landowners
who
have
not
provided
the
state
24
agency,
county,
or
city
with
a
flooding
easement
a
written
25
acknowledgment
that
each
landowner’s
property
will
be
subject
26
to
flooding
during
and
after
the
construction
or
repair.
27
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