2009 Iowa Code
Title 8 - Transportation
Subtitle 1 - Highways and Waterways
CHAPTER 313A - INTERSTATE BRIDGES
313A.5 - ACQUIRING EXISTING BRIDGE -- BONDS.

        313A.5  ACQUIRING EXISTING BRIDGE -- BONDS.
         Whenever the department deems it necessary or advantageous and
      practical, it may acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation any
      interstate bridge which connects with or may be connected with the
      public highways and the approaches thereto, except that the
      department may not condemn an existing interstate bridge used for
      interstate highway traffic and combined highway and railway traffic
      and presently owned by a municipality, or a person, firm, or
      corporation engaged in interstate commerce. The department may also
      acquire by gift or purchase two or more existing interstate bridges
      and any partially constructed interstate bridge, all located within
      ten miles of each other, complete the partially constructed bridge
      and dismantle the bridge which it is designed to replace.  In
      connection with the acquisition of any such bridge, bridges, or
      partially constructed bridge, the department and any federal bridge
      commission or any city, county, or other political subdivision of the
      state are authorized to do all acts and things as in this chapter are
      provided for the establishing and constructing of toll bridges and
      operating, financing, and maintaining such bridges insofar as such
      powers and requirements are applicable to the acquisition of any toll
      bridge and its operation, financing, and maintenance.  In so doing,
      they shall act in the same manner and under the same procedures as
      provided for establishing, constructing, operating, financing, and
      maintaining toll bridges insofar as such manner and procedures are
      applicable.  Without limiting the generality of the above provisions,
      the department is hereby authorized to cause surveys to be made to
      determine the propriety of acquiring any such bridge and the rights
      of way necessary therefor, and other facilities necessary to carry
      out the provisions hereof; to issue, sell, redeem bonds or issue and
      exchange bonds with present holders of outstanding bonds of bridges
      being acquired under the provisions of this chapter and deposit and
      pay out of the proceeds of the bonds for the financing thereof, to
      impose, collect, deposit, and expend tolls therefrom; to secure and
      remit financial and other assistance in connection with the purchase
      thereof; and to carry insurance thereon.  

         [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 313A.5]