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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY IVERSON and GRONSTAL
1 3 A Senate Concurrent Resolution relating to a study of
1 4 the issues involving railroad rights-of-way crossings
1 5 by utilities.
1 6 WHEREAS, legislation has been introduced and
1 7 considered in both houses during the 2000 Session of
1 8 the General Assembly, which legislation addresses
1 9 procedures utilized by electric, natural gas,
1 10 telephone, and rural water system interests, and their
1 11 statewide associations, in extending utility services
1 12 across railroad rights-of-way; and
1 13 WHEREAS, various issues giving rise to the proposed
1 14 legislation have not been resolved and many questions
1 15 remain; and
1 16 WHEREAS, it is necessary that public utilities and
1 17 railroads have the ability to resolve problems which
1 18 arise when public utilities seek rights-of-way across
1 19 railroad property; and
1 20 WHEREAS, public convenience and necessity, as well
1 21 as safety standards for public utilities and
1 22 railroads, must be a consideration of any legislation
1 23 or other resolution of issues, and the public
1 24 utilities and the railroad industry should resolve
1 25 differences of opinion in the interests of the
1 26 citizens of Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
1 27 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
1 28 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That representatives of
1 29 Iowa electric, natural gas, telephone, rural water
1 30 system, and railroad interests, and their statewide
2 1 associations, meet following the 2000 Session of the
2 2 General Assembly for the purpose of studying issues
2 3 related to railroad rights-of-way crossings by
2 4 utilities, consider the legislative solutions offered
2 5 during the 2000 Session of the General Assembly, as
2 6 well as additional proposals, make efforts to resolve
2 7 legal and practical problems and differences of
2 8 opinion, if necessary prepare legislation proposing
2 9 solutions to the problems which exist, and prepare a
2 10 detailed report regarding the efforts to resolve the
2 11 problems and develop necessary legislation; and
2 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa Utility
2 13 Board, in cooperation with the state department of
2 14 transportation, office of rail, facilitate the
2 15 meetings of the parties involved by providing an
2 16 administrative structure for such meetings pursuant to
2 17 suggested procedures provided by the Iowa Utility
2 18 Board and agreed to by the parties; and
2 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a report regarding the
2 20 efforts to resolve the problems, accompanied by
2 21 suggested legislation, be forwarded to the Senate
2 22 Majority and Minority Leaders and the Speaker of the
2 23 House and the House Minority Leader not later than
2 24 November 1, 2000.
2 25 SCR 119
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