{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-6a.16","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 6A.16","heading":"Right to condemn abandoned right-of-way.","body":"Railroad right-of-way which has been abandoned by order of the proper authority may be condemned by a railway corporation or the department of transportation before or after the track materials have been removed. The procedure to condemn abandoned right-of-way shall be the same as for an original condemnation.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/6A.16.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:39:59Z","sha256":"3eb79cb6237804a061e94c1ea7d787309f2733924c02d0549d8cd65e46b2dc4d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-6a.15","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-6a.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}