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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate Bill 432 Establishes Fence Obligations and REAP Funding for DNR and County Conservation Boards
Last action · April 30, 2025: Message from Senate. H.J. 1079 .Sponsor: Dawn Driscoll
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What This Bill Would Do
The bill grants the Department of Natural Resources and county conservation boards the same rights and obligations as private landowners regarding s, requiring them to deposit funds for assigned fence construction or repair costs within thirty days of a ' order. The Department of Natural Resources must finance its contributions from the open spaces account of the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund, while county conservation boards must use the county conservation account.
State and local conservation agencies must allocate specific state conservation funds to cover costs when sharing boundaries with private landowners, altering how boundary disputes and maintenance expenses are settled.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of natural resources
The department must comply with private landowner partition fence rules and allocate moneys from the open spaces account of the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund to pay for assigned costs.
county conservation boards
Boards managing tracts of land must fulfill partition fence obligations and finance their contributions using the county conservation account of the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund.
complaining landowners
Adjoining landowners involved in partition fence disputes with public entities are subject to structured order timelines, deposit rules, and cost assignments under chapter 359A.
Key Facts
- County conservation boards and the Department of Natural Resources gain the same rights and obligations as private landowners under chapter 359A when erecting and maintaining partition fences.
- When a fence viewers' order is issued involving a complaining landowner and a state or county conservation entity, both parties must deposit sufficient funds to pay for their assigned portions.
- The Department of Natural Resources or a county conservation board must deposit funds with the fence viewers within thirty days of the issuance of the order.
- The Department of Natural Resources finances its fence contributions using moneys allocated from the open spaces account of the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund.
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- County conservation boards finance their fence contributions using moneys allocated from the county conservation account of the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do state and county conservation agencies pay for partition fence construction or repairs?
What is the deadline for the Department of Natural Resources or a county conservation board to deposit funds after a fence viewers' order?
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Procedural history
21 actions- Apr 30, 2025HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 1079 .
- Apr 29, 2025SenateImmediate message. S.J. 928 .
- Apr 29, 2025SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 48, nays 0. S.J. 925 .
- Mar 25, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 640 .
- Mar 25, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 639 .
- Mar 25, 2025SenateCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 616 . S.J. 640 .
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- Mar 18, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Mar 17, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- Mar 12, 2025SenateSubcommittee: Shipley, Guth, and Staed. S.J. 507 .
- Mar 11, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Appropriations. S.J. 480 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 467 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 464 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 597 . S.J. 467 .
- Mar 3, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Feb 26, 2025SenateSubcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 8:00AM Senate Lounge.
- Feb 26, 2025SenateSubcommittee: Sweeney, Shipley, and Zimmer. S.J. 367 .
- Feb 25, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Agriculture. S.J. 353 .
- Feb 24, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Feb 18, 2025HouseSubcommittee Meeting: 02/24/2025 1:00PM House Lounge.
- Feb 18, 2025HouseSubcommittee: Harris, Kurth and Wengryn. H.J. 349 .
- Feb 18, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 347 .
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