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IA Code § 479B.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479B - HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES AND STORAGE FACILITIES|Section 479B.27 - Damage agreement.

479B.27 Damage agreement.   A pipeline company shall not construct a pipeline or underground storage facility until a written statement is 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 pipeline company shall provide a copy of the statement to the landowner.  95 Acts, ch 192, §54
IA Code § 479B.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479B - HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES AND STORAGE FACILITIES|Section 479B.28 - Negotiated fee.

479B.28 Negotiated fee.   In lieu of a one-time lump sum payment for an easement or other property interest allowing a pipeline to cross property or allowing underground storage of hazardous liquids, 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.  95 Acts, ch 192, §55
IA Code § 479B.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479B - HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES AND STORAGE FACILITIES|Section 479B.29 - Particular damage claims.

479B.29 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 pipeline company in writing fourteen days prior to harvest in each year to assess crop deficiency.  95 Acts, ch 192, §56, 62; 99 Acts, ch 85, §8, 11
IA Code § 479B.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479B - HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES AND STORAGE FACILITIES|Section 479B.31 - Subsequent tiling.

479B.31 Subsequent tiling.   All additional costs of new tile construction caused by an existing pipeline or underground storage facility 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.  95 Acts, ch 192, §58, 62  Referred to in §479B.32
IA Code § 479B.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 479B - HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES AND STORAGE FACILITIES|Section 479B.33 - Farmland improvements.

479B.33 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, §6  Referred to in §479B.32
IA Code § 480.1A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.1A - Applicability — prohibition.

480.1A Applicability — prohibition.   This chapter applies to any excavation unless otherwise provided by law. A person shall not engage in any excavation unless the requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.  92 Acts, ch 1103, §2
IA Code § 480.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.2 - Public deposit of location information.

480.2 Public deposit of location information. Repealed by 92 Acts, ch 1103, §11, 12.
IA Code § 480.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.3 - Notification center established — participation.

480.3 Notification center established — participation.   1. a. A statewide notification center is established and shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter 504.   (1) The center shall be governed by a board of directors which shall represent and be elected by operators, excavators, and other persons who participate in the center. The board, with input from all interested parties, shall determine the operating procedures and technology needed for a single statewide notification center and establish a notification process.   (2) In addition, the board shall either establish a competitive bidding procedure to select a vendor to provide the notification service or retain sufficient and necessary staff to provide the notification service.   (a) If a vendor is selected, the vendor contract shall be for a three-year period, which may be extended upon the approval of the board for a period not exceeding an additional three years. The terms of the vendor contract may be modified from time to time by the board and the vendor. The contract shall be reviewed, with an opportunity to receive new bids, at the end of the term of the contract.   (b) If the board retains staff to provide the notification service, the board, at the board’s discretion, may review the notification service at any time and make a determination to use the competitive bidding procedure to select a vendor.   b. Upon the selection of a vendor pursuant to paragraph “a”, the board shall notify the chairperson of the utilities board in writing of the selection. The board shall submit an annual report to the chairperson of the utilities board including an annual audit and review of the services provided by the notification center and the vendor.   c. The board is subject to chapters 21 and 22.   2. The board shall implement the latest and most cost-effective technological improvements for the center in order to provide operators and excavators with the most accurate data available and in a timely manner to allow operators and excavators to perform their responsibilities with the minimum amount of interruptions.   3. Every operator shall participate in and share in the costs of the notification center. The financial condition and the transactions of the notification center shall be audited at least once each year by a certified public accountant. The notification center shall not provide any form of aid or make a contribution to a political party or to the campaign of a candidate for political or public office. In addition to any applicable civil penalty, as provided in section 480.6, a violation of this section constitutes a simple misdemeanor.  87 Acts, ch 135, §3; 92 Acts, ch 1103, §3; 95 Acts, ch 112, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1049, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1054, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §393  Referred to in §423.3, 480.1
IA Code § 480.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.5 - Damage to underground facility — report to operator.

480.5 Damage to underground facility — report to operator.   1. An excavator shall as soon as practical notify the operator when any damage occurs to an underground facility as a result of an excavation. The notice shall include the type of facility damaged and the extent of the damage. If damage occurs, an excavator shall refrain from backfilling in the immediate area of the underground facilities until the damage has been investigated by the operator, unless the operator authorizes otherwise.   2. If the damage results in an emergency, the excavator shall take all reasonable actions to alleviate the emergency including but not limited to the evacuation of the affected area. The excavator shall leave all equipment situated where the equipment was at the time the emergency was created and immediately contact the operator and appropriate authorities and necessary emergency response agencies.  92 Acts, ch 1103, §5; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
IA Code § 480.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.6 - Civil penalties.

480.6 Civil penalties.   1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty as follows:   a. For a violation related to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars.   b. For a violation related to any other underground facility, an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum of twenty thousand dollars.   2. The attorney general, upon the receipt of a complaint, may institute any legal proceedings necessary to enforce the penalty provisions of this chapter.   3. All amounts collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the treasurer of state, who shall deposit the amount in the general fund of the state.  92 Acts, ch 1103, §6  Referred to in §480.3
IA Code § 480.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.7 - Injunction.

480.7 Injunction.   Any affected person may make application to the district court for injunctive relief from any violation of this chapter.  92 Acts, ch 1103, §7
IA Code § 480.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.8 - Local ordinances and regulations unaffected.

480.8 Local ordinances and regulations unaffected.   This chapter does not affect or impair any local ordinances or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavation. However, a permit issued by any governing body does not relieve the excavator from complying with the requirements of this chapter, unless the governing body is the excavator and the governing body and the operator have agreed in writing to waive notification under this chapter. However, such an agreement shall not be considered in the issuance of any required permit.  92 Acts, ch 1103, §8
IA Code § 480.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.9 - Liability for owner of farmland.

480.9 Liability for owner of farmland.   An owner of farmland used in a farm operation, as defined in section 352.2, who complies with the requirements of this chapter shall not be held responsible for any damages to an underground facility, including fiberoptic cable, if the damage occurred on the farmland in the normal course of the farm operation, unless the owner intentionally damaged the underground facility or acted with wanton disregard or recklessness in causing the damage to the underground facility. For purposes of this section, an “owner” includes a family member, employee, or tenant of the owner.  95 Acts, ch 192, §59
IA Code § 480.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480 - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES INFORMATION|Section 480.10 - Communications not precluded.

480.10 Communications not precluded.   This chapter shall not be interpreted to preclude an excavator, an operator, or the notification center from having or engaging in communications in addition to the notification requirements specified in this chapter.  2014 Acts, ch 1047, §7
IA Code § 480A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480A - PUBLIC UTILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY|Section 480A.1 - Purpose.

480A.1 Purpose.   The general assembly finds that it is in the public interest to define the right of local governments to charge public utilities for the location and operation of public utility facilities in local government rights-of-way.  98 Acts, ch 1148, §3, 9
IA Code § 480A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480A - PUBLIC UTILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY|Section 480A.2 - Definitions.

480A.2 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Local government” means a county, city, township, school district, or any special-purpose district or authority.   2. “Management costs” means the reasonable, direct, and fully documented costs a local government actually incurs to manage public rights-of-way.   3. “Public right-of-way” means the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, bridge, cartway, bicycle lane, or public sidewalk in which the local government has an interest, including other dedicated rights-of-way for travel purposes and utility easements. A public right-of-way does not include the airwaves above a public right-of-way with regard to cellular or other nonwire telecommunications or broadcasts service or utility poles owned by a local government or a municipal utility.   4. “Public utility” means a person owning or operating a facility used for furnishing natural gas by piped distribution system, electricity, communications services not including cable television systems, or water by piped distribution system, to the public for compensation.  98 Acts, ch 1148, §4, 9; 2019 Acts, ch 121, §1
IA Code § 480A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480A - PUBLIC UTILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY|Section 480A.3 - Fees.

480A.3 Fees.   1. A local government shall not recover any fee from a public utility for the use of its available right-of-way, other than a permit fee for management costs attributable to the public utility’s requested use of the local government’s right-of-way. A fee or other obligation under this section shall be imposed on a competitively neutral basis. When a local government’s management costs cannot be attributed to only one entity, those costs shall be allocated among all users of the public rights-of-way, including the local government itself. The allocation shall reflect proportionately the costs incurred by the local government as a result of the various types of uses of the public rights-of-way.   2. This section does not:   a. Prohibit the collection of a franchise fee as permitted in section 480A.6.   b. Prohibit voluntary agreements between a public utility and local government to share services for the purpose of reducing costs and preserving public rights-of-way for future public safety purposes.  98 Acts, ch 1148, §5, 9; 2019 Acts, ch 121, §2  Referred to in §480A.6
IA Code § 480A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480A - PUBLIC UTILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY|Section 480A.4 - In-kind services.

480A.4 In-kind services.   A local government, in lieu of a fee imposed under this chapter, shall not require in-kind services by a public utility right-of-way user or require in-kind services as a condition of the use of the local government’s public right-of-way, unless pursuant to a voluntary agreement between a public utility and local government to share services for the purpose of reducing costs and preserving public rights-of-way for future public safety purposes.  98 Acts, ch 1148, §6, 9; 2019 Acts, ch 121, §3
IA Code § 480A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480A - PUBLIC UTILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY|Section 480A.5 - Arbitration.

480A.5 Arbitration.   1. A public utility that is denied registration, denied a right-of-way permit, that has its right-of-way permit revoked, or that believes that the fees imposed on such user by the local government do not conform to the requirements of this chapter may request in writing that such denial, revocation, or fee imposition be reviewed by the governing body of the local government. The governing body of the local government shall act within sixty days on a timely written request. A decision by the governing body affirming the denial, revocation, or fee imposition must be in writing and supported by written findings establishing the reasonableness of the decision.   2. Upon affirmation by the governing body of the denial, revocation, or fee imposition, the public utility may do either of the following:   a. With the consent of the governing body, have the matter finally resolved by binding arbitration. Binding arbitration must be before an arbitrator agreed to by both the local government and the public utility. If the parties are unable to agree on an arbitrator, the matter shall be resolved by a three-person arbitration panel made up of one arbitrator selected by the local government, one arbitrator selected by the public utility, and one arbitrator selected by the other two arbitrators. The cost and expense of a single arbitrator shall be borne equally by the local government and the public utility. If a three-person arbitration panel is selected, each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and the parties shall jointly and equally bear the cost and expense of the third arbitrator, and of the arbitration. Each party to the arbitration shall pay its own costs, disbursements, and attorney fees.   b. Bring an action in district court to review a decision of the governing body made under this section.  98 Acts, ch 1148, §7, 9
IA Code § 480A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 480A - PUBLIC UTILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY|Section 480A.6 - Franchise ordinance not superseded.

480A.6 Franchise ordinance not superseded.   This chapter does not modify or supersede the rights and obligations of a local government and the public utility established by the terms of any existing or future franchise granted, approved, and accepted pursuant to section 364.2, subsection 4. A city which collects a city franchise fee from an entity pursuant to section 364.2, subsection 4, under an existing or future franchise, shall not also collect a fee from that entity under section 480A.3.  98 Acts, ch 1148, §8, 9  Referred to in §480A.3
IA Code § 481A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION|Section 481A.2 - State ownership and title — exceptions.

481A.2 State ownership and title — exceptions.   The title and ownership of all fish, mussels, clams, and frogs in any of the public waters of the state, and in all ponds, sloughs, bayous, or other land and waters adjacent to any public waters stocked with fish by overflow of public waters, and of all wild game, animals, and birds, including their nests and eggs, and all other wildlife, found in the state, whether game or nongame, native or migratory, except deer in parks and in public and private preserves, the ownership of which was acquired prior to April 19, 1911, are hereby declared to be in the state, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The title and ownership of all aquatic organisms in aquaculture units and private aquacultural waters shall be in private persons.  [S13, §2562-c, 2563-j; SS15, §2562-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1704; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.2]  90 Acts, ch 1044, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1216, §2  C93, §481A.2  Referred to in §1.9
IA Code § 481A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION|Section 481A.3 - Conclusive presumption.

481A.3 Conclusive presumption.   Any person catching, taking, killing, or having in possession any of such fish, mussels, clams, frogs, game, animals, or birds, their nests or eggs, or other wildlife in violation of the provisions of this chapter, shall be held to consent that the title to the same shall be and remain in the state for the purpose of regulating and controlling the catching, taking, or having in possession the same, and disposing thereof after such catching, taking, or killing.  [S13, §2562-c; SS15, §2562-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1705; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.3]  C93, §481A.3
IA Code § 481A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION|Section 481A.4 - Fish hatcheries — game farms.

481A.4 Fish hatcheries — game farms.   The commission may establish and control the state hatcheries and game farms, which shall be used for the purpose of stocking the waters of the state with fish and the natural covers with game birds to the extent of the means provided for that purpose; and for impartially and equitably distributing all birds, eggs, and fry raised by or furnished to the state, or for the state through other sources, in the streams, lakes, and natural covers of the state.  [C97, §2539; SS15, §2539; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1709; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.4]  C93, §481A.4  2019 Acts, ch 24, §69
IA Code § 481A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 481A - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION|Section 481A.5 - State game refuges.

481A.5 State game refuges.   1. The commission may establish state game refuges or sanctuaries on any land owned by the state of Iowa suitable for this purpose when necessary for the preservation of biological balance pursuant to the provisions of section 481A.39, for the protection of public parks, for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, or to effect sound wildlife management.   2. In emergency situations when the maintenance of the biological balance as provided in section 481A.39 is threatened, the director may establish temporary state game refuges in conformity with sound wildlife management. The establishment of a temporary refuge shall be accomplished by posting notices in conspicuous places around the refuge. The establishment of a temporary refuge by the director shall be effective until five days after the next meeting of the commission or for such longer time as the commission may determine is necessary to maintain a biological balance as provided in section 481A.39 and to effect sound wildlife management.  [C27, 31, 35, §1709-a1; C39, §1709.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.5]  C93, §481A.5