HF 2253 (LSB 5560YH (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2253

BY  RINKER

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring pipeline capacities for natural gas suppliers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 479.5, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  A pipeline company applying for a permit to supply natural gas in this state shall accept as a condition of its permit that the pipeline company shall maintain a natural gas supply capacity of one hundred twenty percent of the preceding three-year average of natural gas demand.
    Sec. 2.  Section 479A.4, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   479A.4  Construction inspection and pipeline capacity.
   1.  The board shall supervise pipelines, pipeline companies, and underground storage, and shall inspect the construction, maintenance, and condition of pipelines and underground storage facilities in accordance with section 479A.18. When inspecting for safety standard compliance, the board shall apply only United States department of transportation safety standards.
   2.  The board shall require a pipeline company utilizing pipelines to ultimately supply natural gas in this state to maintain a natural gas supply capacity of one hundred twenty percent of the preceding three-year average of natural gas demand.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires pipeline companies supplying natural gas through a pipeline to maintain a specified natural gas supply capacity. The bill applies to any pipeline supplying natural gas in Iowa. The bill requires a pipeline company applying for a permit to supply natural gas in Iowa or transporting natural gas through Iowa to ultimately supply natural gas in Iowa to maintain a supply capacity of 120 percent of the average natural gas demand of the preceding three years.