Iowa Administrative Code

A claim shall not be made on grain that was initially eligible as a covered transaction but became not covered as a result of a new deferred-payment contract transaction. [ARC 9457C, IAB 8/6/25, effective 7/10/25] 21—92.8 and 92.9 Reserved. PARTICIPATION IN GRAIN INDEMNITY FUND…

This chapter delineates the regional boundaries from which the six farmer members of the state soil conservation and water quality committee shall be appointed. The three members representing the mining industry, cities and towns, and tree farming shall be selected from the state…

The farmer members of the state soil conservation and water quality committee shall be selected from the northwest, north central, northeast, southwest, south central, and southeast regions of the state. 1.2(1) Northwest region. The northwest region shall contain the counties of …

This chapter establishes procedures and standards to be followed by the division of soil conservation and water quality, Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship, in accordance with the policies of the state soil conservation and water quality committee in implementing…

If any provision of a rule or subrule or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the rule or subrule which can be given effect without invalid provision or application, and to this e…

“Administrative order” means a written notice from the commissioners to the landowner or landowners of record and to the occupants of land informing them they are violating the district’s soil loss limit regulations or maintenance agreement and advising them of action required to…

This division establishes rules for determining landowner or farm operator compliance with performance or maintenance agreements that have been entered into as a result of receiving financial incentive payments for implementing soil conservation practices. This division also defi…

10.31(1) Performance agreement. Rescinded IAB 7/18/07, effective 6/27/07. 10.31(2) Maintenance/performance agreement. As a condition for receipt of any financial incentives funds for implementing soil and water conservation practices, the owner of the land on which the practices …

10.32(1) Noncompliance with performance agreements. Rescinded IAB 7/18/07, effective 6/27/07. 10.32(2) Refunds for noncompliance with maintenance agreements to cost-share agreements entered prior to July 1, 1981. Rescinded IAB 7/18/07, effective 6/27/07. 10.32(3) Refunds for nonc…

A landowner or farm operator who has been ordered to maintain, repair or reconstruct a temporary or permanent practice subject to a maintenance/performance agreement may, as appropriate, review the order with the district commissioners or the division of soil conservation and wat…

The department of agriculture and land stewardship, division of soil conservation and water quality, has received appropriations for conservation cost sharing since 1973 and appropriations to fund certain incentive programs for soil erosion control since 1979. Funds are appropria…

This division identifies those program funds that are allocated to the districts and explains how the allocations are made.

The division will allocate program funds to the districts in steps identified as original allocations and supplemental allocations. 10.51(1) Original allocation. Sixty percent of the fiscal year funds distributed to this program will be allocated to the districts at the beginning…

The division of soil conservation and water quality maintains the funds that are distributed to the publicly owned lakes program. These funds may be used to provide cost sharing not to exceed 75 percent of the approved cost of soil conservation practices on watersheds above publi…

The division of soil conservation and water quality maintains the funds that are distributed to the mandatory cost-share program. These funds are used to provide cost sharing to landowners who are required to establish permanent soil and water conservation practices as the result…

District commissioners will satisfy the following conditions with regard to special watershed projects: 10.56(1) Prior to approving a project application for 60 percent cost-share, the district must obtain a project number from the division. 10.56(2) All participating landowners …

10.57(1) Purpose and use of the reserve fund. The reserve fund will be set aside and used only to meet contingencies that occur in the districts or within the division. The reserve fund shall not exceed $150,000. 10.57(2) Replenishing the reserve fund. On June 30 of each year, th…

The purpose of this division is to establish the funding rates at which the state will fund or share the cost for approved soil conservation practices under the various incentive programs. In all cases, except for the mandatory program, the state’s share will be computed using th…

The purpose of this part is to identify and define procedures to be followed in applying for and entering agreements for receiving financial incentives for implementing approved temporary or permanent soil and water conservation practices.

District cooperators desiring to be considered for financial incentives for implementing soil and water conservation practices shall complete necessary applications as specified by the division. If an applicant’s land is in more than one district, the respective district commissi…

10.72(1) Signatures by landowner and applicant. All applications and agreements shall be signed by the landowner except as noted in subrule 10.72(3) below. For an applicant to qualify for payment, both landowner and applicant must sign the application. 10.72(2) Land being bought …

10.73(1) District cooperator. Rescinded IAB 7/18/07, effective 6/27/07. 10.73(2) Administrative order. Rescinded IAB 7/18/07, effective 6/27/07. 10.73(3) Practices installed on adjoining public lands. Where soil and water conservation practices are installed on public lands, whic…

10.74(1) Application for financial incentives. a. Application submitted by landowner and applicant. Applicants for financial incentives for soil and water conservation practices shall complete and submit a request for assistance to the district office where the practice will be i…

The purpose of this part is to establish the general conditions and limitations concerning practice implementation, the state-approved soil and water conservation practices eligible for state financial incentives and the specifications for which funded practices must conform.

The following general conditions shall be met, where applicable, in addition to the specifications in rule 27—10.84(161A). To the extent of any inconsistency between the general conditions and the specifications, the general conditions shall control. 10.81(1) Practice need. The d…

Only those soil and water conservation practices listed in this rule are eligible for the Iowa financial incentives program funds. 10.82(1) Residue and management practices. The division will make one-time payments for residue and tillage management practices. a. No-till planting…

District commissioners may designate which soil and water conservation practices will be eligible for Iowa financial incentive payments in their district. The selected practices must be from the state-approved practices contained in rule 27—10.82(161A). [ARC 8766B, IAB 5/19/10, e…

Practices shall meet Natural Resources Conservation Service conservation standards and specifications. These standards may be accessed through the electronic field office technical guide at http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=IA. The tree planting standard may be ac…

The district will submit an annual report to the division. The report will reflect accomplishments for the fiscal year ending June 30. The report shall be submitted to the division on or before July 7 each year.

Rescinded IAB 5/19/10, effective 7/1/10. 27—10.93 and 10.94 Reserved.

Standard forms, applications, and agreements used by the applicant and recipient of financial incentives for soil erosion control as outlined in these rules are provided by the division. Copies of all forms, applications, and agreements are available from the soil conservation di…

These rules provide procedures and standards to be followed by the division of soil conservation and water quality, department of agriculture and land stewardship, in accordance with the policies of the state soil conservation and water quality committee in administering the cons…

If any provision of a rule or subrule or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the rule or subrule which can be given effect without invalid provision or application, and to this …

In addition to terms defined herein, rule 27—10.20(161A) Definitions shall apply. “Current legal usury limit” means the limit on interest rates established by Iowa Code section 535.2, subsection 3, paragraph “a.” “Financial partner” means the division’s designated bank, mortgage …

The division may designate or enter into an agreement with a financial partner to assist with servicing loans under this program. 11.21(1) Responsibilities. The financial partner may assist with the following responsibilities: a. Making determinations regarding an applicant’s abi…

The division shall utilize the following method to allocate program funds to the districts: 11.22(1) District allocations. Districts shall submit requests identifying valid applications and cost estimates, if any, to the division by March 1 of each year. If the requests submitted…

11.23(1) Reserved. 11.23(2) Ability to repay the loan. The applicant must demonstrate the ability to repay the loan to the satisfaction of the division and its financial partner. 11.23(3) Use of the loan. Loan funds shall be used only to pay the total eligible cost of installing …

11.24(1) Application submitted by landowner. Applicants for loans for soil and water conservation practices shall complete and submit an application for financial incentives to the district office. Application forms shall be available at the district office. 11.24(2) Denial of ap…

27—subrules 10.74(2), Project design by district, and 10.74(3), Project construction or practice performance, of the Iowa financial incentive program for soil erosion control shall apply to the revolving loan fund program.

11.26(1) Loan payment to applicant. 27—subrule 10.74(4), Payment of financial incentive, of the Iowa financial incentive program for soil erosion control shall apply in its entirety. In addition, upon transfer of payment to the recipient(s), the district shall require the recipie…

11.27(1) Minimum loan. The minimum loan that will be granted under this program will be $2,500. 11.27(2) Maximum loan. The maximum loan that a landowner may receive in one year pursuant to this program shall not exceed $20,000. 11.27(3) Number of loans. There will be no limit to …

11.28(1) Loan period. Each loan made under this chapter shall be for a period not to exceed ten years. 11.28(2) Repayment schedule. Loans shall be paid back to the revolving loan fund in equal yearly installments due March 1 of each year the loan is in effect. 11.28(3) Repayment …

This chapter establishes procedures and standards to be followed by soil and water conservation districts and the division of soil conservation and water quality of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, in accordance with the policies of the state soil conservation …

If any provision of a rule or subrule or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the rule or subrule which can be given effect without invalid provision or application, and to this e…

In addition to the term defined herein, definitions in rule 27—10.20(161A) shall apply. “Agricultural production” means the commercial production of food or fiber. 27—12.21 to 12.29 Reserved. PART 3