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Relating to terms used in the context of land surveying
Sponsored by the Senate Commerce Committee
Topics:State governmentProfessional licensing
Same legislation: SF 2137
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 9, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 21, 202249–0
- Done: House committeeMarch 1, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 24, 202291–2
- Done: To the GovernorMay 2, 2022
- Done: Signed into lawMay 2, 2022
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Land surveyors in Iowa will now use decimal feet based on the current federal definition instead of the old U.S. survey foot. The law also requires surveyors to use the Iowa plane coordinate system established by the United States geodetic survey. These changes update how distances and locations are measured during official land surveys.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to terms used in the context of land surveying. survey foot. The bill strikes the requirement that distance measurements refer to the horizontal plane. The bill provides that the Iowa plane coordinate system shall be used for the purpose of conducting official surveys. The bill amends the definition of “Iowa plane coordinate system” to mean the system established solely by the United States geodetic survey, or a successor agency, in use at the time the survey is performed. The bill repeals provisions relating to the designation of coordinate zones, identification of geographic locations, and application of terms associated with the Iowa plane coordinate system as it exists under current law.
Changed since by amendment S-5011; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named February 22, 2022. On February 24, 2022 it recommended passage.
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Lobbying
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