Iowa · statute · Iowa Code ch. 418A · 6 active provisions
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the flood mitigation board created in section 418.5. 2. “Department” means the department of homeland security and emergency management created in section 29C.5. 3. “Hazardous event” means an event caused by a levee’s uncontrolled…
The purpose of this chapter is to reduce and manage risks associated with a hazardous event caused by a levee’s inadequate design, structural performance, or operational control.
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 sta…
1. The office of levee safety, in cooperation with the Iowa geological survey, shall conduct a statewide analysis of the condition of the state’s levees. The office and survey shall identify each levee requiring repair or reconstruction based on a scale adopted by the office which assigns a number based on the levee’s…
1. A levee improvement program is established to provide for the repair or reconstruction of those levees requiring immediate capital expenditure in order to reduce and manage a hazardous event. The program shall be administered by the flood mitigation board acting in cooperation with the office of levee safety. 2. In…
1. The department of homeland security and emergency management shall prepare and submit a statewide levee assessment report to the governor and general assembly not later than January 5 of each year. 2. a. 1. The statewide levee assessment report must include a summary of the condition of levees in each levee district…