2009 Iowa Code
Title 8 - Transportation
Subtitle 1 - Highways and Waterways
CHAPTER 313 - PRIMARY ROADS
313.66 - MISSISSIPPI BRIDGES PURCHASED.

        313.66  MISSISSIPPI BRIDGES PURCHASED.
         1.  The department may purchase one-half of any bridge and its
      approaches for highway traffic over the Mississippi river on the
      boundary of the state and which is in receivership and is a
      connecting link between a primary road or primary road extension in a
      city of the state and a corresponding road or extension thereof in an
      adjoining state, providing proper approval is granted by the court
      having jurisdiction of such receivership.
         2.  The department is authorized to make payment for any such
      bridge and its approaches from the primary road fund provided
      however, that in no event shall the amount of such payment be more
      than one hundred thousand dollars for any one bridge and approaches
      thereto, and provided further that such purchase shall not be
      completed or payment made therefor until the adjoining state shall
      either have purchased or agreed to purchase ownership of the
      remaining one-half of said bridge and approaches, and agrees to pay
      the costs of repairing or maintaining such portion of the bridge and
      all approaches.
         3.  The department, after the purchase of any such bridge, is
      authorized to take possession thereof and maintain such portion of
      the bridge and its approaches thereto free of tolls as a part of the
      primary road system.
         4.  Before the purchase of any such bridge shall be completed by
      the department under the provisions of this section, the purchase
      thereof shall first be approved by the following tax levying and tax
      certifying bodies located in said district:  The board of
      supervisors, the city councils, and the school board or boards.  

         [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 313.66]