The department may perform acts as necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative outdoor recreational and watershed projects as defined by the Congress of the United States and by regulations of the appropriate federal agency and may accept federal funds and assistance for the purpose of planning, acquisition, and development of outdoor recreational and watershed projects.
Iowa Code § 456A.29
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1840, 1845 2012 Acts, ch 1023, § 157