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Senate
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2349
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2349
BY
SWEENEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
drainage
districts
and
levees,
including
1
district
parcel
records.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
468.27,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
When
the
county
auditor
first
receives
either
the
survey
3
and
report,
or
a
permanent
survey,
plat,
and
profile,
as
4
provided
in
subsection
2
,
the
county
auditor
shall
prepare
and
5
file
with
the
county
recorder
,
or
make
available
on
a
public
6
internet
site,
a
district
parcel
record
that
identifies
all
7
parcels
contained
within
the
district
that
is
part
of
the
8
county.
The
parcel
record
filed
by
the
county
auditor
with
the
9
county
recorder
must
also
include
the
legal
description,
parcel
10
identification
number,
if
known,
and
names
of
the
owners
as
11
shown
in
transfer
books
in
the
office
of
the
auditor,
for
each
12
forty-acre
tract
or
fraction
thereof.
The
county
auditor
shall
13
provide
the
county
recorder
with
any
amendment
to
the
district
14
parcel
record
within
a
reasonable
period
after
receiving
the
15
amendment.
A
county
shall
not
charge
a
district
a
filing
fee
16
or
any
other
cost
or
expense
under
this
subsection
,
including
17
an
expense
described
in
section
468.154
.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
Under
Code
chapter
468
(levee
and
drainage
districts
and
22
improvement),
the
board
of
supervisors
has
the
authority
to
23
establish
a
drainage
district
or
to
locate
and
establish
a
24
levee.
Upon
establishment
of
a
district,
the
drainage
district
25
is
deemed
to
acquire
a
permanent
easement
for
all
necessary
26
rights-of-way
for
ditches,
tile
lines,
settling
basins,
and
27
related
improvements,
unless
acquired
in
fee
simple.
The
28
easement
dimensions
are
reflected
in
the
required
surveys
and
29
reports.
Filing
of
the
survey
and
related
documents
with
30
the
county
auditor
constitutes
constructive
notice
of
the
31
district’s
rights.
Upon
receipt
of
the
survey
and
related
32
documents,
the
county
auditor
must
file
with
the
county
33
recorder
a
district
parcel
record
that
identifies
all
parcels
34
in
the
district
that
are
part
of
the
county.
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This
bill
allows
the
county
auditor
to
either
file
the
1
district
parcel
record
with
the
county
recorder
or
make
the
2
district
parcel
record
available
on
a
public
internet
site.
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