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IA Code § 479.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.24 - Eminent domain.

479.24 Eminent domain.   1. A pipeline company granted a pipeline permit under this chapter shall be vested with the right of eminent domain* to the extent necessary and as prescribed and approved by the board, not exceeding seventy-five feet in width for right-of-way and not exceeding one acre in any one location in addition to right-of-way for the location of pumps, pressure apparatus, or other stations or equipment necessary to the proper operation of its pipeline. The board may grant additional eminent domain rights where the pipeline company has presented sufficient evidence to adequately demonstrate that a greater area is required for the proper construction, operation, and maintenance of the pipeline or for the location of pumps, pressure apparatus, or other stations or equipment necessary to the proper operation of its pipeline.   2. A pipeline company having secured a permit for underground storage of gas shall be vested with the right of eminent domain to the extent necessary and as prescribed and approved by the board in order to appropriate for its use for the underground storage of gas any subsurface stratum or formation in any land which the board shall have found to be suitable and in the public interest for the underground storage of gas, and may appropriate other interests in property, as may be required to adequately examine, prepare, maintain, and operate the underground gas storage facilities. This chapter does not authorize the construction of a pipeline longitudinally on, over, or under any railroad right-of-way or public highway, or at other than an approximate right angle to a railroad track or public highway without the consent of the railroad company, the state department of transportation, or the county board of supervisors, and this chapter does not authorize or give the right of condemnation or eminent domain for such purposes.  [C31, §8338-d23; C35, §8338-f38; C39, §8338.46; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.25; C77, 79, 81, §479.24]  95 Acts, ch 192, §9; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127  *See Mid-America Pipeline Company v. Iowa State Commerce Commission, 253 Iowa 1143 (1962)  Eminent domain, chapters 6A and 6B
IA Code § 479.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.25 - Damages.

479.25 Damages.   A pipeline company operating a pipeline or a gas storage area shall have reasonable access to the pipeline or gas storage area for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining, or locating pipes, pumps, pressure apparatus or other stations, wells, devices, or equipment used in or upon the pipeline or gas storage area; shall pay the owner of the land for the right of entry and the owner of crops for all damages caused by entering, using, or occupying the land; and shall pay to the owner all damages caused by the completion of construction of the pipeline due to wash or erosion of the soil at or along the location of the pipeline and due to the settling of the soil along and above the pipeline. However, this section shall not prevent the execution of an agreement between the pipeline company and the owner of land or crops with reference to the use of the land.  [C31, §8338-d26; C35, §8338-f39; C39, §8338.47; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.26; C77, 79, 81, §479.25]  95 Acts, ch 192, §10
IA Code § 479.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.26 - Financial condition of permittee — bond.

479.26 Financial condition of permittee — bond.   Before any permit is granted under this chapter the applicant must satisfy the board that the applicant has property within this state other than pipelines, subject to execution of a value in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, or the applicant must file and maintain with the board a surety bond in the penal sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars with surety approved by the board, conditioned that the applicant will pay any and all damages legally recovered against it growing out of the construction or operation of its pipeline and gas storage facilities in the state of Iowa. When the pipeline company deposits with the board security satisfactory to the board as a guaranty for the payment of the damages, or furnishes to the board satisfactory proofs of its solvency and financial ability to pay the damages, the pipeline company is relieved of the provisions requiring bond.  [C31, §8338-d27; C35, §8338-f40; C39, §8338.48; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.27; C77, 79, 81, §479.26; 81 Acts, ch 159, §11]  Referred to in §479.4, 479.23
IA Code § 479.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.27 - Venue.

479.27 Venue.   In all cases arising under this chapter, the district court of any county in which property of a pipeline company is located shall have jurisdiction.  [C31, §8338-d28; C35, §8338-f41; C39, §8338.49; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.28; C77, 79, 81, §479.27]  95 Acts, ch 192, §11
IA Code § 479.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.28 - Orders — enforcement.

479.28 Orders — enforcement.   If said pipeline company fails to obey an order within a time prescribed by the said board the said board may commence an equitable action in the district court of the county where said defective, unsafe, or dangerous portion of said pipeline, device, apparatus or equipment is located to compel compliance with its said order. If, after due trial of said action the court finds that said order is reasonable, equitable and just, it shall decree a mandatory injunction compelling obedience to and compliance with said order and may grant such other relief as may be just and proper. Appeal from said decree may be taken in the same manner as in other actions.  [C31, §8338-d30; C35, §8338-f42; C39, §8338.50; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.29; C77, 79, 81, §479.28]  Appeal in civil actions, chapter 625A
IA Code § 479.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.30 - Entry for land surveys.

479.30 Entry for land surveys.   After the informational meeting or after the filing of a petition if no informational meeting is required, a pipeline company may enter upon private land for the purpose of surveying and examining the land to determine the direction or depth of a pipeline by giving ten days’ written notice by restricted certified mail to the landowner as defined in section 479.5 and to any person residing on or in possession of the land. The entry for land surveys authorized in this section shall not be deemed a trespass and may be aided by injunction. The pipeline company shall pay the actual damages caused by the entry, survey, and examination.  [C81, §479.30]  95 Acts, ch 192, §13
IA Code § 479.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.31 - Civil penalty.

479.31 Civil penalty.   1. A person who violates this chapter or any rule or order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty levied by the board not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars for each violation. Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. However, the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed one million dollars for any related series of violations. Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded by the chief operating officer of the board to the treasurer of state to be credited to the general fund of the state and appropriated to the division of community action agencies of the department of human rights for purposes of the low income home energy assistance program and the weatherization assistance program.   2. Any civil penalty may be compromised by the board. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation, shall be considered. The amount of the penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owed by the state to the person charged, or may be recovered in a civil action.  [C71, 73, 75, §490.31; C77, 79, §479.29; C81, §479.31]  91 Acts, ch 112, §3; 95 Acts, ch 192, §14; 2013 Acts, ch 2, §1; 2017 Acts, ch 169, §45, 49; 2018 Acts, ch 1160, §26  Referred to in §479.29
IA Code § 479.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.32 - Rehearing — judicial review.

479.32 Rehearing — judicial review.   Rehearing procedure for any person, company or corporation aggrieved by the action of the board in granting or failing to grant a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall be as provided in section 476.12. Judicial review may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.  [C71, 73, 75, §490.32; C77, 79, §479.30; C81, §479.32]  2003 Acts, ch 44, §114
IA Code § 479.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.33 - Authorized federal aid.

479.33 Authorized federal aid.   The board may enter into agreements with and receive moneys from the United States department of transportation for the inspection of pipelines to determine compliance with applicable standards of pipeline safety, and for enforcement of the applicable standards of pipeline safety as provided by Pub. L. No. 103-272, as codified in 49 U.S.C. §60101 – 60125.  [C71, 73, 75, §490.33; C77, 79, §479.31; C81, §479.33]  88 Acts, ch 1074, §33; 95 Acts, ch 49, §13
IA Code § 479.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.34 - Cancellation.

479.34 Cancellation.   A person seeking to acquire an easement or other property interest for the construction, maintenance or operation of a pipeline shall:   1. Allow the landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf to cancel an agreement granting an easement or other interest by certified mail with return requested to the company’s principal place of business if received by the company within seven days, excluding Saturday and Sunday, of the date of the contract and inform the landowner or such fiduciary in writing of the right to cancel prior to the signing of the agreement by the landowner or such fiduciary.   2. Provide the landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf with a form in duplicate for the notice of cancellation.   3. Not record any agreement until after the period for cancellation has expired.   4. Not include in the agreement any waiver of the right to cancel in accordance with this section. The landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf may exercise the right of cancellation only once for each pipeline project.  [C81, §479.34]
IA Code § 479.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.41 - Arbitration agreements.

479.41 Arbitration agreements.   1. If an easement or other written agreement between a landowner and a pipeline company provides for the determination through arbitration of the amount of monetary damages sustained by a landowner and caused by the construction, maintenance, or repair of a pipeline, and if either party has not appointed its arbitrator or agreed to an arbitrator under the agreement within thirty days after the other party has invoked the arbitration provisions of the agreement by written notice to the other party by restricted certified mail, the landowner or the pipeline company may petition a judicial magistrate in the county where the real property is located for the appointment of an arbitrator to serve in the stead of the arbitrator who would have been appointed or agreed to by the other party. Before filing the petition the landowner or pipeline company shall give notice of the petitioning of the judicial magistrate by restricted certified mail to the other party and file proof of mailing with the petition. If after hearing, the magistrate finds that the landowner or pipeline company has not been diligent in appointing or reasonable in agreeing to an arbitrator, the magistrate shall appoint an impartial arbitrator who shall have all of the powers and duties of an arbitrator appointed or agreed to by the other party under the agreement.   2. For purposes of this section only, “landowner” means the persons who signed the easement or other written agreement, their heirs, successors, and assigns.  [81 Acts, ch 159, §2, 3]  95 Acts, ch 192, §15; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
IA Code § 479.42 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.42 - Subsequent pipelines.

479.42 Subsequent pipelines.   1. A pipeline company shall not install a subsequent pipeline upon its existing easement when a damage claim from the installation of its previous pipeline on that easement has not been resolved, unless the damage claim is under litigation, arbitration, or a proceeding pursuant to section 479.46.   2. With the exception of claims for damage to drain tile and future crop deficiency, for this section to apply, landowners and tenants must submit in writing their claims for damages caused by installation of the pipeline within one year of final cleanup on the real property.  [81 Acts, ch 159, §2, 4]  95 Acts, ch 192, §16; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
IA Code § 479.43 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.43 - Damage agreement.

479.43 Damage agreement.   A pipeline company shall not install a pipeline until there is a written statement on file with the board as to how damages resulting from the construction of the pipeline shall be determined and paid, except in cases of eminent domain. The company shall provide a copy of the statement to the landowner.  [81 Acts, ch 159, §2, 5]
IA Code § 479.44 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.44 - Negotiated fee.

479.44 Negotiated fee.   In lieu of a one-time lump sum payment for an easement or other property interest allowing a pipeline to cross the property, a landowner and the pipeline company may negotiate an annual fee, to be paid over a fixed number of years. Unless the easement provides otherwise, the annual fee shall run with the land and shall be payable to the owner of record.  [81 Acts, ch 159, §2, 6]
IA Code § 479.45 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.45 - Particular damage claims.

479.45 Particular damage claims.   1. Compensable losses shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:   a. Loss or reduced yield of crops or forage on the pipeline right-of-way, whether caused directly by construction or from disturbance of usual farm operations.   b. Loss or reduced yield of crops or yield from land near the pipeline right-of-way resulting from lack of timely access to the land or other disturbance of usual farm operations, including interference with irrigation.   c. Fertilizer, lime, or organic material applied by the landowner to restore land disturbed by construction to full productivity.   d. Loss of or damage to trees of commercial or other value that occurs at the time of construction, restoration, or at the time of any subsequent work by the pipeline company.   e. The cost of or losses in moving or relocating livestock, and the loss of gain by or the death or injury of livestock caused by the interruption or relocation of normal feeding.   f. Erosion on lands attributable to pipeline construction.   g. Damage to farm equipment caused by striking a pipeline, debris, or other material reasonably associated with pipeline construction while engaged in normal farming operations as defined in section 480.1.   2. A claim for damage for future crop deficiency within the easement strip shall not be precluded from renegotiation under section 6B.52 on the grounds that it was apparent at the time of settlement unless the settlement expressly releases the pipeline company from claims for damage to the productivity of the soil. The landowner shall notify the company in writing fourteen days prior to harvest in each year to assess crop deficiency.  [81 Acts, ch 159, §2, 7]  99 Acts, ch 85, §2, 11
IA Code § 479.47 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.47 - Subsequent tiling.

479.47 Subsequent tiling.   All additional costs of new tile construction caused by an existing pipeline shall be paid by the pipeline company. To receive compensation under this section, the landowner or agent of the landowner shall either present an invoice specifying the additional costs caused by the presence of the pipeline which is accompanied by a written verification of the additional costs by the county engineer or soil and water conservation district conservationist or reach an agreement with the pipeline company on the project design and share of the cost to be paid by the pipeline company during the planning of the tiling project.  [81 Acts, ch 159, §2, 9]  83 Acts, ch 128, §1, 2; 87 Acts, ch 23, §56; 92 Acts, ch 1103, §9; 95 Acts, ch 192, §18  Referred to in §479.48
IA Code § 479.49 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479 - PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE|Section 479.49 - Farmland improvements.

479.49 Farmland improvements.   A landowner or contractor may require a representative of the pipeline company to be present on site, at no charge to the landowner, at all times during each phase and separate activity related to a farmland improvement within fifty feet of either side of a pipeline. If the pipeline company and the landowner or contractor constructing the farmland improvement mutually agree that a representative of the pipeline company is not required to be present, the requirements of this section are waived in relation to the farmland improvement which would have otherwise made the requirements of this section applicable. A farmland improvement includes, but is not limited to, the terracing of farmland and tiling.  2000 Acts, ch 1139, §2  Referred to in §479.48
IA Code § 479A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.1 - Purpose.

479A.1 Purpose.   It is the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to confer upon the utilities board the power and authority to act as an agent for the federal government in determining pipeline company compliance with the standards of the federal government for pipelines within the boundaries of the state.  88 Acts, ch 1074, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 32, §2
IA Code § 479A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.2 - Definitions.

479A.2 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:   1. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce.   2. “Pipeline” means an interstate pipe, pipes, or pipelines used for the transportation or transmission of natural gas within or through this state.   3. “Pipeline company” means a person engaged in or organized for the purpose of owning, operating, or controlling pipelines.   4. “Underground storage” means the storage of natural gas in a subsurface stratum or formation of the earth by a pipeline company.  88 Acts, ch 1074, §2  Referred to in §437A.5
IA Code § 479A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.3 - Conditions attending operation.

479A.3 Conditions attending operation. Repealed by  2005 Acts, ch 32, §3  .
IA Code § 479A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.4 - Construction inspection.

479A.4 Construction inspection.   The board shall supervise pipelines, pipeline companies, and underground storage, and shall inspect the construction, maintenance, and condition of pipelines and underground storage facilities in accordance with section 479A.18. When inspecting for safety standard compliance, the board shall apply only United States department of transportation safety standards.  88 Acts, ch 1074, §4
IA Code § 479A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.5 - Notice prior to construction.

479A.5 Notice prior to construction. Repealed by  2005 Acts, ch 32, §3  .
IA Code § 479A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.6 - Cost of construction inspection.

479A.6 Cost of construction inspection. Repealed by  2005 Acts, ch 32, §3  .
IA Code § 479A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.7 - Annual inspection fee.

479A.7 Annual inspection fee.   A pipeline company shall pay an annual inspection fee of fifty cents per mile of pipeline or fraction thereof for each inch of diameter of the pipeline located in this state. The annual inspection fee shall be paid for the calendar year in advance between January 1 and February 1 of each year.  88 Acts, ch 1074, §7
IA Code § 479A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.8 - Failure to pay — penalties.

479A.8 Failure to pay — penalties. Repealed by  2005 Acts, ch 32, §3  .
IA Code § 479A.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.9 - Deposit of funds.

479A.9 Deposit of funds.   Moneys received under this chapter shall be credited to the department of commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 as provided in section 476.10.  88 Acts, ch 1074, §9; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §84; 99 Acts, ch 85, §10, 11; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §55  Referred to in §476.10
IA Code § 479A.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.10 - Rules.

479A.10 Rules. Repealed by  2005 Acts, ch 32, §3  .
IA Code § 479A.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479A - INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINES|Section 479A.11 - Damages.

479A.11 Damages.   A pipeline company operating pipelines or underground storage shall be given reasonable access to the pipelines and storage areas for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining, or locating their pipes, pumps, pressure apparatus, or other stations, wells, devices, or equipment used in or upon a pipeline or storage area, but shall pay the owner of the lands for the right of entry and the owner of crops on the land all damages caused by entering, using, or occupying the lands for these purposes; and shall pay to the owner of the lands, after the completion of construction of the pipeline or storage, all damages caused by settling of the soil along and above the pipeline, and wash or erosion of the soil along the pipeline due to the construction of the pipeline. However, this section does not prevent the execution of an agreement with other terms between the pipeline company and the owner of the land or crops with reference to their use.  88 Acts, ch 1074, §11; 95 Acts, ch 192, §19