House File 496 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  LUKAN


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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act to establish a study regarding the productivity of land
  2    used for and surrounding natural gas pipelines and hazardous
  3    liquid pipelines.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2571HH 81
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  1  1    Section 1.  PIPELINE LAND PRODUCTIVITY STUDY.  The
  1  2 utilities board within the utilities division of the
  1  3 department of commerce shall sponsor a study in cooperation
  1  4 with the department of natural resources to study the
  1  5 productivity of land used for and surrounding interstate
  1  6 natural gas pipelines and hazardous liquid pipelines in the
  1  7 state.  The utilities board and the department of natural
  1  8 resources shall contract with an institution under the control
  1  9 of the state board of regents to perform the study.  The study
  1 10 shall include a comprehensive analysis of soil compaction,
  1 11 soil mixing, ground temperature, and topsoil loss as they
  1 12 relate to the construction of pipelines in this state.  The
  1 13 study shall also include an analysis of the effect of
  1 14 pipelines on crop yields, crop quality, and crop longevity.
  1 15 The study may include other issues related to the productivity
  1 16 of land used by and surrounding pipelines in this state as
  1 17 determined by the utilities board and the department of
  1 18 natural resources.  The utilities board and the department of
  1 19 natural resources shall submit a report of the study's
  1 20 recommendations to the general assembly by January 14, 2006.
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill relates to the establishment of a study
  1 23 concerning the productivity of land used for and surrounding
  1 24 interstate natural gas pipelines and hazardous liquid
  1 25 pipelines in the state.  The bill requires the utilities board
  1 26 and the department of natural resources to contract with an
  1 27 institution under the control of the state board of regents to
  1 28 study the issues of soil compaction, soil mixing, ground
  1 29 temperature, topsoil loss, crop yields, crop quality, and crop
  1 30 longevity as impacted by the construction of pipelines.  The
  1 31 bill requires a report of the study's recommendations to be
  1 32 submitted to the general assembly by January 14, 2006.
  1 33 LSB 2571HH 81
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