Senate
Study
Bill
1126
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SCHULTZ)
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:
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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
gas
17
or
propane
service
from
a
public
utility
as
defined
in
section
18
476.1,
by
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
19
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,
intentionally
or
effectively,
any
of
the
26
following:
27
a.
The
provision
of
natural
gas
service
by
a
public
utility
28
as
defined
in
section
476.1,
a
competitive
natural
gas
provider
29
as
defined
in
section
476.86,
or
a
retail
propane
marketer
or
30
retail
propane
dispenser
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
31
101C.2
to
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
32
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
incorporated
area
of
33
the
city.
34
b.
The
purchase
of
natural
gas
or
propane
from
a
competitive
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natural
gas
provider
as
defined
in
section
476.86
or
a
retail
1
propane
marketer
or
retail
propane
dispenser
as
those
terms
2
are
defined
in
section
101C.2,
or
the
receipt
of
natural
gas
3
or
propane
service
from
a
public
utility
as
defined
in
section
4
476.1,
by
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
5
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
incorporated
area
of
6
the
city.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
prohibits
a
county
or
city
from
adopting,
11
enforcing,
or
otherwise
administering
an
ordinance,
motion,
12
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
using
other
means,
to
restrict,
13
impede,
regulate,
or
prohibit
(1)
the
provision
of
natural
14
gas
service
by
a
public
utility,
a
competitive
natural
gas
15
provider,
a
retail
propane
marketer,
or
a
retail
propane
16
dispenser
to
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
17
wholesale
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
county
or
18
city,
and
(2)
the
purchase
of
natural
gas
or
propane
from
a
19
competitive
natural
gas
provider,
a
retail
propane
marketer,
or
20
a
retail
propane
dispenser,
or
the
receipt
of
natural
gas
or
21
propane
service
from
a
public
utility,
by
a
person,
business,
22
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
or
retail
customer
within
or
23
outside
the
county
or
city.
24
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