Iowa House passes bill to create state plan for flood protection

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 520

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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The House passed a bill Wednesday to create and implement a statewide, 30-year resilience plan to protect state life, property and other assets in the event of a flood or other water-related disaster.

Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Lake, said the legislation was a “visionary bill” that “redefines” how the state protects itself from “floods, droughts and shifting water supplies.”

“This bill is something that should have been done 30 years ago, but it wasn’t,” …

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