Amendment S-3065 to HF 949
Concerning the duties of county commissioners and county auditors
Never voted on
Filed April 3, 2025 in the Senate by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment adds a new section to the bill that gives landowners next to a lake the right to use that lake for activities like fishing, boating, and swimming, as long as they follow state rules and do not interfere with others' rights. It also changes the list of specific duties and record-keeping requirements that are removed from county officials.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “DIVISION I DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY AUDITORS”
- Page 2, by striking lines 13 and
- Page 2, lines 15 and 16, by striking “15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 35,” and inserting “19, 20, 30,”
- Page 2, after line 19 by inserting: “DIVISION ___ RIPARIAN RIGHTS Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 462A.3C Riparian rights of certain landowners. An owner of land abutting a lake, or of a land strip buffer to the lake, has the right to use the lake, regardless of whether the lake is navigable, nonnavigable, public, or private, for normal riparian uses, including fishing, boating, hunting, swimming, and docking, subject to restrictions enacted by the state and provided that the use does not unreasonably interfere with the riparian rights of others.”
- Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting “An Act relating to local government and property rights, including the duties of county commissioners and county auditors and the riparian rights of certain landowners.”
- By renumbering as necessary.