Iowa HF714 restricts the Department of Natural Resources from acquiring real property at public auctions.

Iowa HF714 restricts the Department of Natural Resources from acquiring real property at public auctions. The bill mandates that the department only acquire property from willing donors or sellers who are not under any compulsion by the department. It also prohibits the department from acquiring property for more than its appraised value from a nonprofit corporation that purchased the property at a public auction. An exception is made for acquisitions in furtherance of a local or statewide conservation or recreation plan, which must be approved by the natural resource commission.

Iowa HF714 restricts the Department of Natural Resources from acquiring real property at public auctions.

Iowa HF714 restricts the Department of Natural Resources from acquiring real property at public auctions. The bill mandates that the department only acquire property from willing donors or sellers who are not under any compulsion by the department. It also prohibits the department from acquiring property for more than its appraised value from a nonprofit corporation that purchased the property at a public auction. An exception is made for acquisitions in furtherance of a local or statewide conservation or recreation plan, which must be approved by the natural resource commission.