House File 496 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY LUKAN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved 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 6 kk/pj/5 PAG LIN 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 1 34 kk:nh/pj/5