House
File
555
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
555
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
166)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
counties
and
cities
from
regulating
the
sale
1
of
natural
gas
and
propane.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
18.
A
county
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
3
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
4
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
means,
to
restrict,
impede,
5
regulate,
or
prohibit,
intentionally
or
effectively,
any
of
the
6
following:
7
a.
The
provision
of
natural
gas
service
by
a
public
utility
8
as
defined
in
section
476.1,
a
competitive
natural
gas
provider
9
as
defined
in
section
476.86,
or
a
retail
propane
marketer
or
10
retail
propane
dispenser
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
11
101C.2
to
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
12
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
county.
13
b.
The
purchase
of
natural
gas
or
propane
from
a
competitive
14
natural
gas
provider
as
defined
in
section
476.86
or
a
retail
15
propane
marketer
or
retail
propane
dispenser
as
those
terms
16
are
defined
in
section
101C.2,
or
the
receipt
of
natural
17
gas
or
propane
service
from
a
public
utility
as
defined
in
18
section
476.1,
by
any
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
19
wholesale
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
county.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
A
city
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
23
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
24
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
means,
to
restrict,
impede,
25
regulate,
or
prohibit
effectively
any
of
the
following:
26
a.
The
provision
of
natural
gas
service
by
a
public
utility
27
as
defined
in
section
476.1,
a
competitive
natural
gas
provider
28
as
defined
in
section
476.86,
or
a
retail
propane
marketer
or
29
retail
propane
dispenser
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
30
101C.2
to
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
31
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
incorporated
area
of
32
the
city.
33
b.
The
purchase
of
natural
gas
or
propane
from
a
competitive
34
natural
gas
provider
as
defined
in
section
476.86
or
a
retail
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propane
marketer
or
retail
propane
dispenser
as
those
terms
1
are
defined
in
section
101C.2,
or
the
receipt
of
natural
2
gas
or
propane
service
from
a
public
utility
as
defined
in
3
section
476.1,
by
any
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
4
wholesale
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
incorporated
5
area
of
the
city.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
prohibits
a
county
or
city
from
adopting,
10
enforcing,
or
otherwise
administering
an
ordinance,
motion,
11
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
using
other
means,
to
restrict,
12
impede,
regulate,
or
prohibit
(1)
the
provision
of
natural
13
gas
service
by
a
public
utility,
a
competitive
natural
gas
14
provider,
a
retail
propane
marketer,
or
a
retail
propane
15
dispenser
to
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
16
wholesale
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
county
or
17
city,
and
(2)
the
purchase
of
natural
gas
or
propane
from
a
18
competitive
natural
gas
provider,
a
retail
propane
marketer,
or
19
a
retail
propane
dispenser,
or
the
receipt
of
natural
gas
or
20
propane
service
from
a
public
utility,
by
any
person,
business,
21
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
or
retail
customer
within
or
22
outside
the
county
or
city.
23
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