461A.76 - CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

        461A.76  CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES.         Anything in chapter 468, subchapter I, parts 1 through 5, to the      contrary, county boards of supervisors and trustees having control of      any levee or drainage district established thereunder, including      joint levee or drainage districts, may enter into contracts and      agreements with municipalities or corporations authorized to      establish water recreational areas under the provisions of this      division.  Such contracts or agreements shall be in writing and may      be made prior to or after the establishment of a water recreational      area.  If made prior to the establishment of a water recreational      area they may be made conditional upon the final establishment of      such area and if conditional upon such final establishment may be      entered into prior to the hearing provided for in section 461A.63.         Such contracts or agreements may embrace any of the following      subjects:         1.  For the impoundment of drainage waters to create artificial      lakes or ponds.         2.  For compensation to drainage districts for drainage      improvements destroyed or rendered useless by the establishment of      water recreational areas and the structures, waters or works thereof.         3.  For the diversion of waters from established drainage ditches      or tile drains to other channels.         4.  For sanitary measures and precautions.         5.  For the control of water levels in lakes, ponds or      impoundments of water to avoid damage to or malfunction of drainage      facilities.         6.  For the construction of additional drainage facilities      promoting the interests of either or both of the contracting parties.         7.  For the granting of easements or licenses by one party to the      other.         8.  For the payment of money by one contracting party to the other      in consideration of acts or performance of the other party required      by such contract or agreement.         When any expenditure of levee or drainage district funds is      proposed by the authority contained in this section and where the      estimated expenditure will exceed fifty percent of the original total      cost of the district and subsequent improvements therein as defined      by section 468.126, the same procedure respecting notice and hearing      shall be followed as is provided in said section 468.126, for repair      proposals where the estimated cost of the repair exceeds fifty      percent of the original total cost of the district and subsequent      improvements therein.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 111.76] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         C93, § 461A.76         Referred to in § 331.382