Iowa Statutes
§ 468.40 — Rules of classification
Iowa § 468.40
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 468.40 (2026).
Text
1.The report of the commissioners shall specify each tract of land by proper description,
and the ownership thereof, as the same appears on the transfer books in the auditor’s office.
2.In estimating the benefits as to the lands not traversed by said improvement, the
commissioners shall not consider what benefits such land shall receive after some other
improvements shall have been constructed, but only the benefits which will be received
by reason of the construction of the improvement in question as it affords an outlet to the
drainage of such lands, brings an outlet nearer to said lands, or relieves the lands from
overflow and relieves and protects the lands from damage by erosion.
3.When the land is a state-owned lake or state-owned wetland, the commissioners shall
ascertain the ben
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Legislative History
[S13, §1989-a13; SS15, §1989-a12; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7467; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, §455.47]
Nearby Sections
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§ 468.1
Jurisdiction to establish§ 468.10
Engineer§ 468.100
Monthly estimate — payment§ 468.101
Completion of work — report — notice§ 468.102
Objections§ 468.104
Abandonment of work§ 468.105
New contract — suit on bond§ 468.106
Construction on or along highway§ 468.107
Establishment of highways§ 468.108
Bridges§ 468.109
Construction across railroad§ 468.11
Survey§ 468.110
Duty to construct§ 468.111
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