§ 468.109 — Construction across railroad

Iowa § 468.109

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 468: LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS

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Whenever the board of supervisors shall have established any levee, or drainage district,
or change of any natural watercourse and the levee, ditch, drain, or watercourse as surveyed
and located crosses the right-of-way of any railroad company, the county auditor shall
immediately cause to be served upon such railroad company, in the manner provided for
the service of original notices, a notice in writing stating the nature of the improvement
to be constructed, the place where it will cross the right-of-way of such company, and the
full requirements for its complete construction across such right-of-way as shown by the
plans, specifications, plat, and profile of the engineer appointed by the board, and directing
such company to construct such improvement according to said plans and specifications
at the place designated, across its right-of-way, and to build and construct or rebuild and
reconstruct the necessary culvert or bridge where any ditch, drain, or watercourse crosses
its right-of-way, so as not to obstruct, impede, or interfere with the free flow of the water
therein, within thirty days from the time of the service of such notice upon it.

Legislative History

[S13, §1989-a18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7540; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.119]