Senate
File
2214
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Enrolled
Senate
File
2214
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
INSTALLATION
OF
TRANSMISSION
LINES
ON
HIGHWAY
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
306.47,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
Upon
written
request
by
a
utility
infrastructure
owner,
the
department
shall
engage
in
coordination
activities
with
a
utility
or
transmission
line
developer
to
review
highway
corridors
identified
in
the
request
for
potential
locations
to
place
transmission
lines.
The
department
shall
assign
a
project
coordinator
within
thirty
days
of
receiving
the
written
request.
The
department
shall
share
all
known
plans
with
affected
utility
or
transmission
Senate
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2214,
p.
2
line
developers
on
planned
future
projects
in
the
highway
corridor
if
the
planned
highway
project
impacts
the
placement
or
siting
of
transmission
lines.
Sec.
2.
Section
306A.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
a.
The
state
department
of
transportation
shall
adopt
rules
,
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
,
embodying
a
utility
accommodation
policy
which
imposes
reasonable
restrictions
on
placements
,
occurring
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
rules,
on
primary
road
rights-of-way.
The
rules
may
require
utilities
to
give
notice
to
the
department
prior
to
installation
of
a
utility
system
on
a
primary
road
right-of-way
and
obtain
prior
permission
from
the
department
for
the
proposed
installation.
Upon
written
request
by
a
utility
infrastructure
owner,
longitudinal
transmission
line
installations
may
be
installed
on
a
primary
road
right-of-way,
including
on
an
interstate
road
right-of-way,
unless
the
department
determines
such
an
installation
would
endanger
public
safety
or
interfere
with
the
proper
function
and
public
use
of
the
highway.
The
rules
shall
must
recognize
emergency
situations
and
the
need
for
immediate
installation
of
service
extensions
subject
to
the
standards
adopted
by
the
department
and
the
utilities
commission.
The
rules
shall
not
be
no
less
stringent
than
the
standards
adopted
by
the
utilities
commission
pursuant
to
chapters
478
,
479
,
and
479B
.
This
subsection
shall
not
be
construed
as
granting
the
department
authority
which
has
been
expressly
granted
to
the
utilities
commission
to
determine
the
route
of
utility
installations.
If
the
department
requires
a
utility
company
permit,
the
department
shall
be
required
to
act
upon
the
permit
application
within
thirty
days
of
its
filing.
In
cases
of
federal-aid
highway
projects
on
nonprimary
highways,
the
local
authority
with
jurisdiction
over
the
highway
and
the
department
shall
comply
with
all
federal
regulations
and
statutes
regarding
utility
accommodation.
b.
If
the
department
denies
an
installation
of
a
longitudinal
transmission
line
on
a
primary
road
right-of-way,
including
on
an
interstate
road
right-of-way,
the
department
shall
make
the
reason
for
the
denial
available
to
the
public
within
ninety
days.
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______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2214,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor