Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 468.268. Effect of the merger

1. a. Except as provided in this subsection, a legal or equitable proceeding pending against a participating drainage or levee district prior to a merger shall continue as if the merger did not occur.

b. The merged drainage or levee district shall be substituted for the participating drainage or levee district standing as a party.

c. The board governing the merged drainage or levee district may apportion the costs of a legal or equitable proceeding against the landowners of the participating drainage or levee district based upon the classification of land and assessments applicable to the participating drainage or levee district prior to the merger.