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The state of Iowa hereby consents that the government of the United States may in any manner acquire in this state such areas of land or water or of land and water as said government may deem necessary for the establishment of the “Upper Mississippi ...
There is hereby granted to the government of the United States, so long as it shall use the same as a part and for the purposes of the said “Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge”, all areas of land subject to overflow and not us...
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The consent of the state of Iowa is hereby given to the acquisition by the United States, by purchase, gift, or condemnation with adequate compensation, of such lands in Iowa as in the opinion of the federal government may be needed for the establishm...
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At the time of the return of jurisdiction over lands occupied by the veterans administration hospital located in Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa, and the Keokuk National Cemetery at Keokuk located in Lee county, Iowa, by the administrator of veterans a...
Section 1.4 shall apply to all lands acquired under sections 1.5 through 1.7 .
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Any acquisition by the government of the United States of land and water, or of land or water, under section 1.5 shall be first approved by the natural resource commission and the director of the department of natural resources of this state.
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Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this chapter and chapter 6B: “Aboveground merchant line” means “merchant line” as defined in section 478.6A, subsection 1, excluding those merchant lines that are underground. “Agricultural land” ...
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No lands actually platted, used, and devoted to cemetery purposes shall be taken for any railway purpose without the consent of the proper officers or owners thereof.
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For purposes of this section: “Eligible applicant” means a city, county, or not-for-profit organization. “Rural community” means a community that has a population of fewer than twenty thousand persons as determined by the most recent population es...
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Area of historical significance” means contiguous pieces of property of no greater area than one hundred sixty acres under diverse ownership which: Are significant in American history, a...