§ 161F.2 — Board of supervisors to establish districts — strip coal mining

Iowa § 161F.2

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 161F: SOIL CONSERVATION AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS

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The board of supervisors of any county shall have jurisdiction, power and authority at any
regular, special or adjourned session to establish, subject to the provisions of this chapter,
districts having for their purpose soil conservation and the control of flood waters and to
cause to be constructed as hereinafter provided, such improvements and facilities as shall
be deemed essential for the accomplishment of the purpose of soil conservation and flood
control. Suchboardshallalsohavejurisdiction, powerandauthorityatanyregular, specialor
adjourned session to establish, in the same manner that the districts hereinabove referred to
are established, districts having for their purpose soil conservation in mining areas within the
county, and provide that anyone engaged in removing the surface soil over any bed or strata
of coal in such district for the purpose of obtaining such coal shall replace the surface soil
as nearly as practicable to its original position, and provide that, upon abandonment of such
removaloperation,allsurfacesoilshallbesoreplaced. Thissectionshallapplyonlytosurface
soil so removed after July 4, 1949, and then only if it is essential for the accomplishment of
the purpose of soil conservation and flood control within the purview of this chapter.

Legislative History

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467C.2]