199—13.1 (479B) General information.
	 13.1(1) Authority. The standards in this chapter relating to hazardous liquid pipelines and underground storage of hazardous liquids are prescribed by the Iowa utilities board pursuant to Iowa Code section 479B.1.
	 13.1(2) Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards for a petition for a permit to construct, maintain, and operate a hazardous liquid pipeline and for the underground storage of hazardous liquids.
	 13.1(3) Definitions. Words and terms not otherwise defined in this chapter shall be understood to have their usual meaning. For the administration and interpretation of this chapter, the following words and terms, when used in these rules, shall have the meanings indicated below:
“Approximate right angle” means within 5 degrees of a 90 degree angle.
“Board” means the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce.
“Hazardous liquid” means crude oil, refined petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gases, anhydrous ammonia, liquid fertilizers, liquefied carbon dioxide, alcohols, and coal slurries.
“Multiple line crossing” means a point at which a proposed pipeline will either cross over or under an existing pipeline.
“Permit” means a new, amended, or extended permit issued after appropriate application to and determination by the board.
“Pipeline” means any pipe or pipeline and necessary appurtenances used for the transportation or transmission of any hazardous liquid.
“Pipeline company” means any person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or syndicate engaged in or organized for the purpose of owning, operating, or controlling pipelines for the transportation or transmission of any hazardous liquid or underground storage facilities for the underground storage of any hazardous liquid.
“Renewal permit” means the extension and reissuance of a permit after appropriate application to and determination by the board.
“Underground storage” means storage of hazardous liquid in a subsurface stratum or formation of the earth.
	 13.1(4) Railroad crossings. Where these rules call for the consent or other showing of right from a railroad for a railroad crossing, an affidavit filed by a petitioner which states that proper application for approval of railroad crossing has been made, that a one-time crossing fee has been paid as provided for in rule 199—42.3(476) and that 35 days have passed since mailing of the application and payment with no claim of special circumstance or objection from the railroad will be accepted as a showing of consent for the crossing.