The state possesses sovereignty coextensive with the boundaries referred to in section 1.1 , subject to such rights as may at any time exist in the United States in relation to public lands, or to any establishment of the national government. [C51, §2; R60, §2; C73, §2; C97, §2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §1.2 ]
Sovereignty.
Iowa Code § 1.2, under SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION OF THE STATE.
Iowa Code § 1.2