House
File
460
H-1118
Amend
House
File
460
as
follows:
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1.
Page
2,
after
line
21
by
inserting:
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e.
An
electric
supplier’s
vegetation
management
activities
3
undertaken
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
promote
the
4
safety
and
reliability
of
electric
distribution
facilities
and
5
electric
distribution
lines.
An
electric
supplier
shall
adopt
6
practices
that
will
protect
the
health
of
a
tree
and
reduce
7
undesirable
regrowth
patterns
when
an
electric
supplier
engages
8
in
tree
trimming
under
this
subsection.
An
electric
supplier
9
shall
determine
the
cycles
and
methods
of
vegetation
management
10
using
the
electric
supplier’s
best
judgment
and
knowledge
of
11
local
factors,
and
the
electric
supplier’s
cycles
and
methods
12
of
vegetation
management
shall
conform
with
industry
practices
13
and
the
standards
included
in
the
Iowa
electrical
safety
code.
>
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2.
By
renumbering,
redesignating,
and
correcting
internal
15
references
as
necessary.
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