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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
ROOFS
ON
PRIVATE
DOCKS
AND
REQUIRED
INSURANCE.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
462A.27B
Dock
structures
——
insurance.
1.
A
person
with
a
valid
class
I
or
class
III
dock
permit,
as
provided
in
571
IAC
ch.
16,
may
construct
a
roof
to
protect
a
hoist
or
slip
if
all
of
the
following
apply:
a.
The
roof
is
constructed
with
rust-resistant
materials.
b.
The
roof
is
no
more
than
thirty
feet
wide.
c.
The
roof
is
no
more
than
twenty
feet
above
the
normal
water
elevation
surrounding
the
dock.
d.
The
roof
is
built
above
the
boat
slip
or
hoist.
e.
The
roof
is
not
used
for
sleeping
purposes
or
habitation
by
a
person.
2.
To
install
a
roof
on
a
private
dock
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
a
person
must
maintain
dock
liability
insurance
with
minimum
per
occurrence
coverage
of
at
least
one
million
dollars.
The
owner
of
the
private
dock
shall
be
liable
for
any
damages
caused
by
the
roof
constructed
on
the
private
dock.
3.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
an
association
may
establish
additional
restrictions
and
requirements
in
the
association’s
rules
and
regulations
regarding
the
construction
of
a
roof
on
a
private
dock.
Restrictions
and
requirements
adopted
pursuant
to
the
authority
granted
to
an
association
under
this
subsection
shall
only
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710,
p.
2
apply
to
the
association’s
members
and
the
association’s
members’
guests.
4.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“association”
means
a
nonprofit
corporation
incorporated
under
chapter
504,
named
as
an
association,
that
manages
a
community
that
is
located
on
a
subdivision
that
is
adjacent
to
or
abuts
a
public
lake.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
710,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor