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Iowa Code Title IX. Local Government [Chs. 331-420] § 418A.3. Office of levee safety

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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1. An office of levee safety is created within the department.

2. a. In administering this chapter, all of the following apply:

(1) The office shall cooperate with the flood mitigation board.

(2) The office and the board shall cooperate with the Iowa geological survey.

b. The office and board may cooperate with other state and federal agencies, including the United States army corps of engineers and the federal emergency management agency, administering the national levee safety program, as provided in 33 U.S.C. ch. 46.

3. The office, in cooperation with the board, shall assist communities benefiting from a levee, including levee districts. The office, in cooperation with the board, shall evaluate methods to best carry out the purpose of this chapter.

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