Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Chapter 13 - Hazardous Liquid Pipelines and Underground Storage › Rule 199-13.2 - Informational Meetings

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Informational meetings shall be held for any proposed pipeline
				project five miles or more in length, including both the current project and
				future anticipated extensions, and which is to be operated at a pressure in
				excess of 150 pounds per square inch. A separate informational meeting shall be
				held in each county in which real property or property rights would be
				affected.
(1)
Time frame for
			 holding meeting.
Informational meetings shall be held not less than 30
			 days nor more than two years prior to the filing of the petition for pipeline
			 permit.
(2)
Facilities.
A pipeline company shall be responsible for all
			 negotiations and compensation for a suitable facility to be used for each
			 informational meeting, including but not limited to a building or facility
			 which is in substantial compliance with any applicable requirements of the
			 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design, including both
			 Title II regulations at  28 CFR part 36, subpart D, and the 2004 Americans with
			 Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines at  36 CFR part 1191, appendices B and
			 D (as amended through October 13, 2021), where such a building or facility is
			 reasonably available.
(3)
Location.
The informational meeting location shall be
			 reasonably accessible to all persons who may be affected by the granting of a
			 permit or who have an interest in the proposed pipeline.
(4)
Commission approval.
A
			 pipeline company proposing to schedule an informational meeting shall file a
			 request to schedule the informational meeting and shall include a proposed date
			 and time for the informational meeting, an alternate time and date, and a
			 description of the proposed project and map of the route. The pipeline company
			 shall be notified within ten days of the filing of the request whether the
			 request is approved or alternate times and dates are required. Once a date and
			 time for the informational meeting have been approved, the pipeline company
			 shall file the location of the informational meeting and a copy of the pipeline
			 company's presentation with the commission. The pipeline company shall file a
			 copy of its presentation with the commission 14 days prior to the date the
			 informational meeting is to be held.
(5)
Notices.
Announcement by
			 mailed and published notice of each informational meeting shall be given to
			 persons as listed on the tax assessment rolls as responsible for payment of
			 real estate taxes imposed on the property and those persons in possession of or
			 residing on the property in the corridor in which the pipeline company intends
			 to seek easements.
a. The notice shall include
			 the following:
(1) The name of the pipeline
			 company;
(2) The pipeline company's
			 principal place of business;
(3)
			 The general description and purpose of the proposed project;
(4) The general nature of the right-of-way
			 desired;
(5) The possibility that
			 the right-of-way may be acquired by condemnation if approved by the
			 commission;
(6) A map showing the
			 route of the proposed project;
(7)
			 A description of the process used by the commission in making a decision on
			 whether to approve a permit, including the right to take property by eminent
			 domain;
(8) A statement that an
			 affected landowner and any other affected person with a legal interest in the
			 property, or residing on the property, has the right to be present at the
			 informational meeting and to file objections with the commission;
(9) The following statement: "Persons with
			 disabilities requiring assistive services or devices to observe or participate
			 should contact the commission at (515) 725-7300 in advance of the scheduled
			 date to request accommodations";
(10) Designation of the date, time, and place
			 of the meeting; and
(11) A copy of
			 the statement of damage claims as required by paragraph
			 13.3(3)
"b."