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LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS

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Jurisdiction to establish.

Presumption and construction of laws.

Definitions.

General rule for location.

Location across railroad.

Number of petitioners required.

Request by nonpetitioners.

Petition.

Bond.

Engineer.

Survey.

Report.

Procedure on report — classification.

Notice of hearing.

Service by publication — copy mailed — proof.

Service on agent.

Personal service.

Waiver of notice.

Waiver of objections and damages.

Adjournment for service — jurisdiction retained.

Hearing of petition — dismissal.

Establishment — further investigation.

Settling basins — purchase or lease of lands.

Appraisers.

Assessment — report — adjournment — other appraisers.

Award by board.

Dismissal or establishment — permanent easement.

Dismissal on remonstrance.

Dissolution.

Permanent survey, plat, and profile.

Paying or securing damages.

Division of improvement.

Supervising engineer — bond.

Advertisement for bids.

Bids — letting of work.

Performance bond — return of deposit.

Contracts.

Commissioners to classify and assess.

Duties — time for performance — scale of benefits.

Rules of classification.

Assessment for lateral ditches — reclassification of benefited lands.

Railroad property — collection.

Public highways and state-owned lands.

Report of commissioners.

Notice of hearing.

Hearing and determination.

Evidence — conclusive presumption.

Notice of increased assessment.

Classification as basis for future assessments.

Levy — interest.

Lien of tax.

Levy for deficiency.

Record of drainage taxes.

Funds — disbursement — interest.

Assessments — maturity and collection.

Payment of assessments.

Installment payments — waiver.

Installment payments after appeal.

Notice of half and full completion.

Lien of deferred installments.

Surplus funds — application of.

Change of conditions — modification of plan.

Drainage subdistrict.

Presumption — jurisdiction.

Reclassification.

Bids required.

Procedure governing reclassification.

Drainage warrants received for assessments.

Bonds received for assessments.

Installment assessments — interest-bearing warrants — improvement certificates.

Form, negotiability, and effect.

Interest — place of payment.

Sale at par — right to pay.

Drainage bonds.

Form.

Amount — interest — maturity.

Maturity — interest — highway benefits.

Sale or application at par — premium.

Deficiency levy — additional bonds.

Funding or refunding indebtedness.

Record of bonds.

Payment.

Appeals.

Time and manner.

Transcript.

Petition — docket fee — waiver — dismissal.

Pleadings on appeal.

Proper parties — employment of counsel.

Plaintiffs and defendants.

Right of board and district to sue.

Trial on appeal — consolidation.

Conclusive presumption on appeal.

Order as to damages — duty of clerk.

Costs.

Decree as to establishing district or including lands.

Appeal as exclusive remedy — nonappellants.

Reversal by court — rescission by board.

Setting aside establishment — procedure.

Reassessment to cure illegality.

Section
468.100

Monthly estimate — payment.

Section
468.101

Completion of work — report — notice.

Section
468.102

Objections.

Section
468.103

Final settlement — claims for damages.

Section
468.104

Abandonment of work.

Section
468.105

New contract — suit on bond.

Section
468.106

Construction on or along highway.

Section
468.107

Establishment of highways.

Section
468.108

Bridges.

Section
468.109

Construction across railroad.

Section
468.110

Duty to construct.

Section
468.111

Bridges at natural waterway — costs.

Section
468.112

Construction when company refuses.

Section
468.113

Cost of construction across railway.

Section
468.114

Passing drainage equipment across railway.

Section
468.115

Passage across other public utilities.

Section
468.116

Failure to comply.

Section
468.117

Expenses attending passage.

Section
468.118

Abandoned right-of-way.

Section
468.119

Annexation of additional lands.

Section
468.120

Proceedings on report.

Section
468.121

Levy on annexed lands.

Section
468.122

Use of former and abandoned surveys.

Section
468.123

Unsuccessful procedure — reestablishment.

Section
468.124

New district including old district.

Section
468.125

Credit for old improvement.

Section
468.126

Repairs and improvements.

Section
468.127

Payment.

Section
468.128

Impounding areas and erosion control devices.

Section
468.129

Revenues used for operation, maintenance, and construction.

Section
468.130

City may discharge treated sewage.

Section
468.131

Reclassification required.

Section
468.132

Improvement of common outlet — notice of hearing.

Section
468.133

Commissioners to apportion benefits — interest prohibited.

Section
468.134

Time of report — notice of hearing.

Section
468.135

Report and review — appeal.

Section
468.136

Levy under original classification.

Section
468.137

Levy under reclassification.

Section
468.138

Removal of obstructions.

Section
468.139

Trees and hedges.

Section
468.140

Outlet for lateral drains — specifications.

Section
468.141

Subdistricts in intercounty districts.

Section
468.142

District by mutual agreement — presumption.

Section
468.143

What the agreement shall contain.

Section
468.144

Board to establish.

Section
468.145

Procedure.

Section
468.146

Outlet in adjoining county or in another state.

Section
468.147

Tax.

Section
468.148

Injuring or diverting — damages.

Section
468.149

Obstructing or damaging.

Section
468.150

Nuisance — abatement.

Section
468.151

Actions — settlement — counsel.

Section
468.152

Waste banks — private use.

Section
468.153

Preliminary expenses — how paid.

Section
468.154

Additional help for auditor.

Section
468.155

Employment of counsel.

Section
468.156

Compensation of appraisers.

Section
468.157

Payment.

Section
468.158

Purchase at tax sale.

Section
468.159

Tax deed — sale or lease.

Section
468.160

Purchase of tax certificate.

Section
468.161

Terms of redemption.

Section
468.162

Payment — assignment of certificate.

Section
468.163

Funds.

Section
468.164

Lease or sale of land.

Section
468.165

Duty of treasurer.

Section
468.166

Purchase by bondholder.

Section
468.167

Voting power.

Section
468.168

Inspection of improvements.

Section
468.169

Watchpersons.

Section
468.170

Technical defects.

Section
468.171

Conclusive presumption of legality.

Section
468.172

Drainage record book.

Section
468.173

Records belong to district.

Section
468.174

Membership in the national drainage association.

Section
468.175

Membership fee.

Section
468.176

Other associations.

Section
468.177

Receiver authorized.

Section
468.178

Hearing and notice thereof.

Section
468.179

Appointment — grounds.

Section
468.180

Bond.

Section
468.181

Avoidance of receivership.

Section
468.182

Preference in leasing.

Section
468.183

Rents — application of.

Section
468.184

Land classification and assessment in district.

Section
468.185

Warrants not paid for want of funds.

Section
468.186

Easements through a drainage or levee district.

Section
468.187

Agreements with owners or other districts.

Section
468.188

Public improvements which divide a district — procedure.

Section
468.189

Closing agricultural drainage wells — assessment of costs within a drainage district.

Section
468.190

Farm mediation not applicable.

Section
468.191

Section 468.191

Section
468.192

Section 468.192

Section
468.193

Section 468.193

Section
468.194

Section 468.194

Section
468.195

Section 468.195

Section
468.196

Section 468.196

Section
468.197

Section 468.197

Section
468.198

Section 468.198

Section
468.199

Section 468.199

Section
468.200

Section 468.200

Section
468.201

Plan of improvement.

Section
468.202

Agreement in advance.

Section
468.203

Engineer appointed.

Section
468.204

Engineer’s report.

Section
468.205

Supplemental reports.

Section
468.206

Notice and hearing.

Section
468.207

Form of notice.

Section
468.208

Amendment — new parties.

Section
468.209

Entry of order — effect.

Section
468.210

Appraisement.

Section
468.211

Assessment of benefits.

Section
468.212

Installments — warrants.

Section
468.213

Subsequent levies.

Section
468.214

Applicable statutes.

Section
468.215

Scope of plan.

Section
468.216

Districts under trustees.

Section
468.217

Section 468.217

Section
468.218

Section 468.218

Section
468.219

Section 468.219

Section
468.220

Occupancy and use permitted — assessments paid.

Section
468.221

Written communication delivered to the state or a local government.

Section
468.222

Section 468.222

Section
468.223

Section 468.223

Section
468.224

Section 468.224

Section
468.225

Section 468.225

Section
468.226

Section 468.226

Section
468.227

Section 468.227

Section
468.228

Section 468.228

Section
468.229

Section 468.229

Section
468.230

Administrators appointed.

Section
468.231

Administrator areas.

Section
468.232

Compensation.

Section
468.233

How paid.

Section
468.234

Soil and water conservation districts.

Section
468.235

Section 468.235

Section
468.236

Section 468.236

Section
468.237

Section 468.237

Section
468.238

Section 468.238

Section
468.239

Section 468.239

Section
468.240

Supervisors of county over two hundred thousand may establish.

Section
468.241

Section 468.241

Section
468.242

Section 468.242

Section
468.243

Section 468.243

Section
468.244

Section 468.244

Section
468.245

Section 468.245

Section
468.246

Section 468.246

Section
468.247

Section 468.247

Section
468.248

Section 468.248

Section
468.249

Section 468.249

Section
468.250

Jurisdiction to dissolve districts and abandon or transfer improvements.

Section
468.251

Notice of hearing.

Section
468.252

Hearing on petition.

Section
468.253

Appeal.

Section
468.254

Expense — refund.

Section
468.255

Abandonment of rights-of-way.

Section
468.256

Initiating dissolution of contained district.

Section
468.257

Procedure for notice of hearing.

Section
468.258

Procedure at hearing.

Section
468.259

Election in lieu of hearings.

Section
468.260

Effect of dissolution, surrender, and acceptance.

Section
468.261

Costs borne by overlying district.

Section
468.262

Purpose.

Section
468.263

General.

Section
468.264

Board participation initiated.

Section
468.265

Public hearing.

Section
468.266

Meeting and vote.

Section
468.267

Joint order.

Section
468.268

Effect of the merger.

Section
468.269

Special assessment — merged land.

Section
468.270

Petition and bond.

Section
468.271

Commissioners.

Section
468.272

Examination and report.

Section
468.273

Duty of engineer.

Section
468.274

Notice.

Section
468.275

Contents of notice — service.

Section
468.276

Claims for damages — filing — waiver.

Section
468.277

Organization and procedure — adjournments.

Section
468.278

Tentative adoption of plans.

Section
468.279

Appraisers.

Section
468.280

Duty of appraisers — procedure.

Section
468.281

Meetings of joint boards.

Section
468.282

Equalizing voting power.

Section
468.283

Commissioners to classify and assess.

Section
468.284

Notice and service thereof — objections.

Section
468.285

Levies — certificates and bonds.

Section
468.286

Bonds or proceeds made available.

Section
468.287

Supervising engineer.

Section
468.288

Duty of engineer.

Section
468.289

Notice of letting work — applicable procedure.

Section
468.290

Contracts.

Section
468.291

Monthly estimate — payment.

Section
468.292

Final settlement.

Section
468.293

Failure of board to act.

Section
468.294

Transfer to district court.

Section
468.295

Transcript, docket, and trial.

Section
468.296

Decree.

Section
468.297

Law applicable.

Section
468.298

Records of intercounty districts.

Section
468.299

County with largest acreage to keep funds.

Section
468.300

Section 468.300

Section
468.301

Section 468.301

Section
468.302

Section 468.302

Section
468.303

Section 468.303

Section
468.304

Section 468.304

Section
468.305

Intracounty districts converted into intercounty district.

Section
468.306

Benefited land only included.

Section
468.307

Appeal by landowner.

Section
468.308

Procedure on appeal.

Section
468.309

Appeal by trustees or boards.

Section
468.310

Section 468.310

Section
468.311

Section 468.311

Section
468.312

Section 468.312

Section
468.313

Section 468.313

Section
468.314

Section 468.314

Section
468.315

Authority to include city.

Section
468.316

Inclusion of city — notice.

Section
468.317

Assessments — notice.

Section
468.318

Objections — appeal.

Section
468.319

Assessments — interest.

Section
468.320

Bonds, certificates, and waivers.

Section
468.321

Funding bonds.

Section
468.322

Jurisdiction relinquished.

Section
468.323

Request for relinquishment.

Section
468.324

Duty to accept.

Section
468.325

Jurisdiction of municipality.

Section
468.326

City council to control district.

Section
468.327

Trustee control.

Section
468.328

Section 468.328

Section
468.329

Section 468.329

Section
468.330

Section 468.330

Section
468.331

Section 468.331

Section
468.332

Section 468.332

Section
468.333

Section 468.333

Section
468.334

Section 468.334

Section
468.335

Establishment.

Section
468.336

Powers.

Section
468.337

Initiation without petition.

Section
468.338

Engineer.

Section
468.339

Survey and report.

Section
468.340

Assessment — report.

Section
468.341

Advanced payments.

Section
468.342

Payment from road funds.

Section
468.343

Dismissal — costs.

Section
468.344

Condemnation of right-of-way.

Section
468.345

Laws applicable.

Section
468.346

Removal of trees from highway.

Section
468.347

Trees outside of highways.

Section
468.348

Section 468.348

Section
468.349

Section 468.349

Section
468.350

Section 468.350

Section
468.351

Section 468.351

Section
468.352

Section 468.352

Section
468.353

Section 468.353

Section
468.354

Section 468.354

Section
468.355

Authorization.

Section
468.356

Petition — procedure — emergency pumping station.

Section
468.357

Additional pumping station.

Section
468.358

Transfer of pumps.

Section
468.359

Costs.

Section
468.360

Dividing districts.

Section
468.361

Notice — publication.

Section
468.362

Hearing — jurisdiction of divided districts.

Section
468.363

Division in other cases.

Section
468.364

Assessments not affected — maintenance tax.

Section
468.365

Election and apportionment of trustees.

Section
468.366

Settling basin — condemnation.

Section
468.367

Funding bonds.

Section
468.368

Form of bonds.

Section
468.369

Formal execution.

Section
468.370

Resolution — requisites — record.

Section
468.371

Registration.

Section
468.372

Liability of treasurer — reports.

Section
468.373

Sale — application of proceeds.

Section
468.374

Levy.

Section
468.375

Refunding bonds.

Section
468.376

Funds available to pay bonds.

Section
468.377

Limitation of actions.

Section
468.378

Bankruptcy proceedings.

Section
468.379

Part applicable to districts with pumping stations.

Section
468.380

Construction near levee prohibited.

Section
468.381

Penalty.

Section
468.382

Action to restrain or abate.

Section
468.383

Liability for damage.

Section
468.384

Section 468.384

Section
468.385

Section 468.385

Section
468.386

Section 468.386

Section
468.387

Section 468.387

Section
468.388

Section 468.388

Section
468.389

Section 468.389

Section
468.390

United States levees — cooperation of board.

Section
468.391

Manner of cooperation.

Section
468.392

Report of engineer — payment authorized.

Section
468.393

Costs assessed.

Section
468.394

Annual installments.

Section
468.395

Collection of tax.

Section
468.396

Cost of maintaining.

Section
468.397

Laws applicable.

Section
468.398

Section 468.398

Section
468.399

Section 468.399

Section
468.400

Cooperation — procedure.

Section
468.401

Agreement as to costs.

Section
468.402

Contracts let by joint agreement.

Section
468.403

Separate contracts.

Section
468.404

Conditions precedent.

Section
468.405

Assessments, bonds, and costs — limitation.

Section
468.406

Section 468.406

Section
468.407

Section 468.407

Section
468.408

Section 468.408

Section
468.409

Section 468.409

Section
468.410

Section 468.410

Section
468.411

Section 468.411

Section
468.412

Section 468.412

Section
468.413

Section 468.413

Section
468.414

Section 468.414

Section
468.415

Section 468.415

Section
468.416

Section 468.416

Section
468.417

Section 468.417

Section
468.418

Section 468.418

Section
468.419

Section 468.419

Section
468.420

Section 468.420

Section
468.421

Section 468.421

Section
468.422

Section 468.422

Section
468.423

Section 468.423

Section
468.424

Section 468.424

Section
468.425

Section 468.425

Section
468.426

Section 468.426

Section
468.427

Section 468.427

Section
468.428

Section 468.428

Section
468.429

Section 468.429

Section
468.430

Section 468.430

Section
468.431

Section 468.431

Section
468.432

Section 468.432

Section
468.433

Section 468.433

Section
468.434

Section 468.434

Section
468.435

Section 468.435

Section
468.436

Section 468.436

Section
468.437

Section 468.437

Section
468.438

Section 468.438

Section
468.439

Section 468.439

Section
468.440

Section 468.440

Section
468.441

Section 468.441

Section
468.442

Section 468.442

Section
468.443

Section 468.443

Section
468.444

Section 468.444

Section
468.445

Section 468.445

Section
468.446

Section 468.446

Section
468.447

Section 468.447

Section
468.448

Section 468.448

Section
468.449

Section 468.449

Section
468.450

Section 468.450

Section
468.451

Section 468.451

Section
468.452

Section 468.452

Section
468.453

Section 468.453

Section
468.454

Section 468.454

Section
468.455

Section 468.455

Section
468.456

Section 468.456

Section
468.457

Section 468.457

Section
468.458

Section 468.458

Section
468.459

Section 468.459

Section
468.460

Section 468.460

Section
468.461

Section 468.461

Section
468.462

Section 468.462

Section
468.463

Section 468.463

Section
468.464

Section 468.464

Section
468.465

Section 468.465

Section
468.466

Section 468.466

Section
468.467

Section 468.467

Section
468.468

Section 468.468

Section
468.469

Section 468.469

Section
468.470

Section 468.470

Section
468.471

Section 468.471

Section
468.472

Section 468.472

Section
468.473

Section 468.473

Section
468.474

Section 468.474

Section
468.475

Section 468.475

Section
468.476

Section 468.476

Section
468.477

Section 468.477

Section
468.478

Section 468.478

Section
468.479

Section 468.479

Section
468.480

Section 468.480

Section
468.481

Section 468.481

Section
468.482

Section 468.482

Section
468.483

Section 468.483

Section
468.484

Section 468.484

Section
468.485

Section 468.485

Section
468.486

Section 468.486

Section
468.487

Section 468.487

Section
468.488

Section 468.488

Section
468.489

Section 468.489

Section
468.490

Section 468.490

Section
468.491

Section 468.491

Section
468.492

Section 468.492

Section
468.493

Section 468.493

Section
468.494

Section 468.494

Section
468.495

Section 468.495

Section
468.496

Section 468.496

Section
468.497

Section 468.497

Section
468.498

Section 468.498

Section
468.499

Section 468.499

Section
468.500

Trustees authorized.

Section
468.501

Petition.

Section
468.502

Election.

Section
468.503

Intercounty district.

Section
468.504

Election districts.

Section
468.505

Record and plat of election districts.

Section
468.506

Eligibility of trustees.

Section
468.507

Notice of election.

Section
468.508

Assessment to determine right to vote.

Section
468.509

New owner entitled to vote.

Section
468.510

Qualifications of voters.

Section
468.511

Votes determined by assessment.

Section
468.512

Vote by agent.

Section
468.513

Vote of minor or person under legal incompetency.

Section
468.514

Ballots — petition for printed ballots.

Section
468.515

Candidates voted for.

Section
468.516

Election — canvass of votes — returns.

Section
468.517

Canvass — certificates of election.

Section
468.518

Tenure of office.

Section
468.519

Levee and pumping station districts.

Section
468.520

Division of districts under trustees.

Section
468.521

Elections — how conducted.

Section
468.522

Change of date and time.

Section
468.523

Vacancies.

Section
468.524

Bonds.

Section
468.525

Organization.

Section
468.526

Powers and duties of trustees.

Section
468.526A

Liability.

Section
468.527

Costs and expenses.

Section
468.528

Disbursement of funds.

Section
468.529

Certificates and bonds.

Section
468.530

Report to auditor.

Section
468.531

Compensation — statements required.

Section
468.532

Change to supervisor management.

Section
468.533

Petition — canvass.

Section
468.534

Remonstrance.

Section
468.535

When change effective.

Section
468.536

Final report of trustees.

Section
468.537

Management by supervisors.

Section
468.538

Scope.

Section
468.539

Qualified application.

Section
468.540

Refunding bonds.

Section
468.541

Petition for refunding.

Section
468.542

Sufficiency of petition — hearing.

Section
468.543

Notice.

Section
468.544

Requirements of notice.

Section
468.545

Extending payment of assessments.

Section
468.546

Appeal.

Section
468.547

Time and manner of appeal.

Section
468.548

Maximum extension.

Section
468.549

Form of bonds.

Section
468.550

Numbering, signing, and attestation.

Section
468.551

Resolution required.

Section
468.552

Record of resolution.

Section
468.553

Record of bonds.

Section
468.554

Liability of treasurer — reports.

Section
468.555

Sale, exchange, and cancellation.

Section
468.556

Redemption from tax sale.

Section
468.557

Effect of extension.

Section
468.558

Additional assessments.

Section
468.559

Applicability of funds.

Section
468.560

Trust fund.

Section
468.561

Liens unimpaired.

Section
468.562

Limitation of action.

Section
468.563

Void bonds or assessments.

Section
468.564

Interpretative clause.

Section
468.565

Composition with creditors — federal loans.

Section
468.566

Refinancing powers.

Section
468.567

Report and hearing — appeal.

Section
468.568

Section 468.568

Section
468.569

Section 468.569

Section
468.570

Extension of payment — application.

Section
468.571

Petition.

Section
468.572

Hearing.

Section
468.573

Parties — notice — service.

Section
468.574

Jurisdiction of court.

Section
468.575

Conservator appointed.

Section
468.576

Report — hearing thereon.

Section
468.577

Adjudication on report.

Section
468.578

Refunding bonds.

Section
468.579

Lien.

Section
468.580

Trustees as parties.

Section
468.581

Limitation of action.

Section
468.582

Section 468.582

Section
468.583

Section 468.583

Section
468.584

Section 468.584

Section
468.585

Definitions.

Section
468.586

Assessment of costs of drainage improvements.

Section
468.587

Special assessment bonds.

Section
468.588

Chapter 28E agreement.

Section
468.589

Rates and charges for services and connection.

Section
468.590

Cities subject to debt service tax levy — rates.

Section
468.591

Authority.

Section
468.592

Section 468.592

Section
468.593

Section 468.593

Section
468.594

Section 468.594

Section
468.595

Section 468.595

Section
468.596

Section 468.596

Section
468.597

Section 468.597

Section
468.598

Section 468.598

Section
468.599

Section 468.599

Section
468.600

Drainage through land of others — application.

Section
468.601

Notice of hearing — service.

Section
468.602

Service upon nonresident.

Section
468.603

Service on omitted parties — adjournment.

Section
468.604

Claims for damages — waiver.

Section
468.605

Hearing — sufficiency of application — damages.

Section
468.606

Shall locate when — specifications.

Section
468.607

Findings — record.

Section
468.608

Appeal — notice.

Section
468.609

Transcript.

Section
468.610

Appeal — how tried — costs.

Section
468.611

Parties — judgment — orders.

Section
468.612

Costs and damages — payment.

Section
468.613

Construction.

Section
468.614

Construction through railroad property.

Section
468.615

Deposit.

Section
468.616

Failure to construct.

Section
468.617

Repairs.

Section
468.618

Obstruction.

Section
468.619

Drains on abutting boundary lines.

Section
468.620

Boundary between two counties.

Section
468.621

Drainage in course of natural drainage — reconstruction — damages.

Section
468.622

Drainage connection with highway.

Section
468.623

Private drainage system — record.

Section
468.624

Section 468.624

Section
468.625

Section 468.625

Section
468.626

Original plat filed.

Section
468.627

Record not part of title.

Section
468.628

Fees for recording.

Section
468.629

Lost records — hearing.

Section
468.630

Mutual drains — establishment as district.

Section
468.631

Appeal.

Section
468.632

Record filed with established district.

Section
468.633

Lost or incomplete records.

Section
468.634

Petition to combine with established district.