Iowa Code 161C.1 – Definitions
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As used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
1. “Committee” means the state soil conservation and water quality committee established in section 161A.4.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 161C.1
- Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. 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. “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
3. “District” means a soil and water conservation district established in chapter 161A.
4. “Division” means the division of soil conservation and water quality created within the department pursuant to section 159.5.
5. “Landowner” includes any person, including a federal agency, this state or any of its political subdivisions, who holds title to land lying within a proposed district.
6. “United States” or “agencies of the United States” includes the United States of America, the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States.