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Iowa Code § 455A.1 (2026)

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As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Department” means the department of natural resources created under section 455A.2.

2. “Director” means the director of the department of natural resources.

3. “Environmental protection commission” means the environmental protection commission created under section 455A.6.

4. “Fund” means the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund created under section 455A.18.

5. “Natural resource commission” means the natural resource commission created under section 455A.5. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1801; 89 Acts, ch 236, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §42 \n 455A.2 Department of natural resources. A department of natural resources is created, which has the primary responsibility for state parks and forests, protecting the environment, and managing fish, wildlife, and land and water resources in this state. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1802; 2009 Acts, ch 108, §17, 41 Referred to in §7E.5, 16.131A, 455A.1, 455B.101, 455C.1, 455D.1, 455E.2, 455H.103, 455I.2, 455K.2, 456A.1, 456B.1, 458A.2, 459.102, 461A.1, 464A.1A, 465C.1, 483A.1A, 484C.1\n\nTue Dec 09 22:10:38 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 455A (51, 2) §455A.3, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1982–1985 · leading case: Polk Cnty. Drainage Dist. Four v. Iowa Nat. Resources Council, 377 N.W.2d 236 (Iowa 1985).

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Polk Cnty. Drainage Dist. Four v. Iowa Nat. Resources Council, 377 N.W.2d 236 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 3× “Section 455A.1 specifically includes drainage districts within the definition of “person”.”

Easter Lake Estates, Inc. v. Iowa Nat. Resources Council, 328 N.W.2d 906 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 2× “The mobile home court’s final ground for reversal is that the council did not have jurisdiction of the proceeding because the area of the court is not in a floodplain as defined in section 455A.1 of the Code: “ ‘Flood plains ’ means the area adjoining the river or stream, which…”

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