Iowa § 327G.81 Maintenance of improvements along rights-of-way

Iowa Statutes

§ 327G.81 — Maintenance of improvements along rights-of-way

Iowa § 327G.81

Title VIIITRANSPORTATION

Ch. 327GRAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY, CROSSINGS, TRACKS, AND FENCING

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Iowa Code § 327G.81 (2026).

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1.A person, including a state agency or political subdivision of the state, who acquires a railroad right-of-way after July 1, 1979, for a purpose other than farming has all of the following responsibilities concerning that right-of-way:

a.Construction, maintenance, and repair of the fence on each side of the property, however, this requirement may be waived by a written agreement with the adjoining landowner.

b.Private crossings as provided for in section 327G.11.

c.Drainage as delineated in chapter 468, subchapter V.

d.Overhead, underground, or multiple crossings in accord with section 327G.12.

e.Weed control in accord with chapter 317.

2.This section does not absolve the property owners of other duties and responsibilities that they may be assigned as property owners by law. Subs

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1. A person, including a state agency or political subdivision of the state, who acquires
a railroad right-of-way after July 1, 1979, for a purpose other than farming has all of the
following responsibilities concerning that right-of-way:
a. Construction, maintenance, and repair of the fence on each side of the property,
however, this requirement may be waived by a written agreement with the adjoining
landowner.
b. Private crossings as provided for in section 327G.11.
c. Drainage as delineated in chapter 468, subchapter V.
d. Overhead, underground, or multiple crossings in accord with section 327G.12.
e. Weed control in accord with chapter 317.
2. This section does not absolve the property owners of other duties and responsibilities
that they may be assigned as property owners by law. Subsection 1, paragraph “a”, does not
apply to rights-of-way located on land within the corporate limits of a city except where the
acquired right-of-way is contiguous to land assessed as agricultural land.