Iowa Code 418A.3 – Office of levee safety
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1. An office of levee safety is created within the department.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 418A.3
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
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 state and federal agencies, including the United States army corps of engineers and the federal emergency management agency, administering the national levee safety program, as provided in 33 U.S.C. ch. 46.
3. The office, in cooperation with the board, shall assist communities benefiting from a levee, including levee districts. The office, in cooperation with the board, shall evaluate methods to best carry out the purpose of this chapter.