Iowa § 456B.12 Inventory of protected wetlands

Iowa Statutes

§ 456B.12 — Inventory of protected wetlands

Iowa § 456B.12

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 456BSPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

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Iowa Code § 456B.12 (2026).

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1.The department shall inventory the wetlands and marshes of each county and make a preliminary designation as to which constitute protected wetlands. The department shall consult with the county conservation board in making the preliminary designations. Upon 3 SPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, §456B.14 completion of the inventory with preliminary designations, the department shall use an existing map or prepare a map and a list of the marshes and wetlands which are designated as protected wetlands in each county. The department shall file at least one copy of the list and map with the county conservation board and the county recorder. The department shall notify the landowners affected by the preliminary wetlands designation by certified mail. The notice shall state that

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1. The department shall inventory the wetlands and marshes of each county and make
a preliminary designation as to which constitute protected wetlands. The department shall
consult with the county conservation board in making the preliminary designations. Upon
3 SPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, §456B.14
completion of the inventory with preliminary designations, the department shall use an
existing map or prepare a map and a list of the marshes and wetlands which are designated
as protected wetlands in each county. The department shall file at least one copy of the
list and map with the county conservation board and the county recorder. The department
shall notify the landowners affected by the preliminary wetlands designation by certified
mail. The notice shall state that any person may challenge the designation of the protected
wetlands or may request the designation of additional marshes or wetlands as protected
wetlands, by doing one of the following:
a. Filing a petition for a hearing with the director within sixty days following the date
of notice. The petition shall state specifically the reasons for disputing the preliminary
designations of the department. The hearing shall be held in the county within sixty days
following the expiration of the sixty-day period for filing petitions.
b. Filing a request for mediation with the farm mediation service as provided in section
654A.16 within sixty days following the date of the notice. The department shall participate
in mediation as provided in section 654A.16.
2. Withinsixtydaysfollowingthecompletionofthehearing,ortheissuanceofamediation
releaseinwhichbothpartiesagreetothedesignationornoagreementisreached, thedirector
shall issue an order designating the protected wetlands in the county. The order shall be
considered a final decision of the department in a contested case for the purposes of judicial
review pursuant to chapter 17A.