§ 455I.11 — Enforcement of environmental covenant

Iowa § 455I.11

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 455I: UNIFORM ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS ACT

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1. A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental
covenant may be maintained by any of the following:
a. A holder or grantor.
b. The agency or, if the agency is not the agency with authority to determine or approve
the environmental response project, the department of natural resources.
c. Any person to whom the environmental covenant expressly grants power to enforce
the environmental covenant.
d. A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be
affected by the alleged violation of the environmental covenant.
e. A municipality or other unit of local government in which the real property subject to
the environmental covenant is located.
2. This chapter does not limit the regulatory authority of an agency under law other than
this chapter with respect to an environmental response project.
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3. A person is not responsible for or subject to liability for environmental remediation or
flood control solely because it has the right to enforce an environmental covenant.