Iowa Code
Chapter 6A - EMINENT DOMAIN LAW (CONDEMNATION)
Section 6A.8 - Limitation on right-of-way.

6A.8 Limitation on right-of-way.
Land taken for railway right-of-way, otherwise than by consent of the owner, shall not exceed one hundred feet in width unless greater width is necessary for excavation, embankment, or depositing waste earth.
[R60, §1314; C73, §1241; C97, §1995; S13, §1995; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7810; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.8]
C93, §6A.8