House
Study
Bill
185
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
GOVERNMENT
OVERSIGHT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
information
required
for
inclusion
in
1
specified
petitions
for
an
electric
transmission
line
2
franchise
or
an
extension
of
franchise,
and
including
3
effective
date
and
retroactive
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
478.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2015,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
Petitions
for
transmission
lines
3
extending
across
six
or
more
counties
that
involve
the
taking
4
of
more
than
ten
percent
of
the
required
property
under
the
5
right
of
eminent
domain
shall
also
contain
an
affidavit
that
6
the
proposed
project
has
been
approved
by
a
majority
vote
of
7
the
county
board
of
supervisors
for
each
county
the
proposed
8
project
will
affect.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“b”
,
this
9
requirement
shall
not
be
subject
to
waiver
by
the
utilities
10
board.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
478.13,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
12
following
new
subsection:
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
If
an
extension
is
sought
for
14
transmission
lines
extending
across
six
or
more
counties
that
15
involves
the
taking
of
more
than
ten
percent
of
the
required
16
property
under
the
right
of
eminent
domain,
the
application
17
shall
be
subject
to
the
requirement
in
section
478.3,
18
subsection
2,
paragraph
“d”
.
19
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
20
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
21
Sec.
4.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
22
retroactively
to
November
1,
2014,
for
petitions
for
franchise
23
or
extension
of
franchise
filed
on
or
after
that
date.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
information
required
for
inclusion
in
28
specified
petitions
for
an
electric
transmission
line
franchise
29
and
for
extensions
of
existing
franchises.
30
The
bill
provides
that
in
the
case
of
petitions
for
31
transmission
lines
extending
across
six
or
more
counties
and
32
involving
the
taking
of
more
than
10
percent
of
the
required
33
property
under
the
right
of
eminent
domain,
the
petition
shall
34
contain
an
affidavit
stating
that
prior
to
filing
the
petition
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the
proposed
construction
has
been
approved
by
a
majority
1
vote
of
the
county
board
of
supervisors
for
each
county
the
2
project
will
affect.
The
bill
states
that
this
requirement
3
shall
not
be
subject
to
waiver
by
the
Iowa
utilities
board.
4
The
bill
makes
these
provisions
applicable
to
the
filing
of
an
5
application
for
an
extension
of
an
existing
franchise.
6
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
7
retroactively
to
November
1,
2014,
for
petitions
for
franchise
8
or
extension
of
franchise
filed
on
or
after
that
date.
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