Title XI, NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)

Rehearing procedure for any person, company, or corporation aggrieved by the action of the commission in granting or failing to grant a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall be as provided in section 476.12 . Judicial review may be sought in accordance with the terms …

The commission may enter into agreements with and receive moneys from the United States department of transportation for the inspection of pipelines to determine compliance with applicable standards of pipeline safety, and for enforcement of the applicable standards of pipeline s…

A person seeking to acquire an easement or other property interest for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a pipeline shall: 1. Allow the landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf to cancel an agreement granting an easement or othe…

1. The commission is vested with power and authority and it shall be the commission’s duty to supervise all pipelines and underground storage and pipeline companies and, from time to time, to inspect and examine the construction, maintenance, and condition of the pipelines and un…

1. If an easement or other written agreement between a landowner and a pipeline company provides for the determination through arbitration of the amount of monetary damages sustained by a landowner and caused by the construction, maintenance, or repair of a pipeline, and if eithe…

1. A pipeline company shall not install a subsequent pipeline upon its existing easement when a damage claim from the installation of its previous pipeline on that easement has not been resolved, unless the damage claim is under litigation, arbitration, or a proceeding pursuant t…

A pipeline company shall not install a pipeline until there is a written statement on file with the commission as to how damages resulting from the construction of the pipeline shall be determined and paid, except in cases of eminent domain. The company shall provide a copy of th…

In lieu of a one-time lump sum payment for an easement or other property interest allowing a pipeline to cross the property, a landowner and the pipeline company may negotiate an annual fee, to be paid over a fixed number of years. Unless the easement provides otherwise, the annu…

1. Compensable losses shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: a. Loss or reduced yield of crops or forage on the pipeline right-of-way, whether caused directly by construction or from disturbance of usual farm operations. b. Loss or reduced yield of crops or …

1. The county board of supervisors shall determine when installation of a pipeline has been completed in that county for the purposes of this section . Not less than ninety days after the completion of installation, and if an agreement cannot be made as to damages, a landowner wh…

All additional costs of new tile construction caused by an existing pipeline shall be paid by the pipeline company. To receive compensation under this section , the landowner or agent of the landowner shall either present an invoice specifying the additional costs caused by the p…

1. If a pipeline right-of-way, or any part of a pipeline right-of-way, is wholly abandoned for pipeline purposes by the relocation of the pipeline, is not used or operated for a period of five consecutive years, or if the construction of the pipeline has been commenced and work h…

A landowner or contractor may require a representative of the pipeline company to be present on site, at no charge to the landowner, at all times during each phase and separate activity related to a farmland improvement within fifty feet of either side of a pipeline. If the pipel…

1. A pipeline company doing business in this state shall file with the commission its verified petition asking for a permit to construct, maintain, and operate its pipeline or lines along, over, or across the public or private highways, grounds, waters, and streams of any kind of…

Said petition shall state: 1. The name of the individual, firm, corporation, company, or association asking for said permit. 2. The applicant’s principal office and place of business. 3. A legal description of the route of said proposed line or lines, together with a map thereof.…

1. Upon the filing of the petition, the commission shall fix a date for hearing on the petition and shall cause notice of hearing to be published in some newspaper of general circulation in each county through which the proposed line or lines or gas storage facilities will extend…

The hearing shall not be less than ten days nor more than thirty days from the date of the last publication and where the proposed new pipeline would operate under pressure exceeding one hundred fifty pounds per square inch and exceed five miles in length, shall be held in the co…

Any person, corporation, company, or city whose rights or interests may be affected by a proposed pipeline or lines or gas storage facilities may file written objections to the proposed pipeline or lines or gas storage facilities or to the granting of a permit. [C31, §8338-d7; C3…

It is the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to confer upon the utilities commission the power and authority to act as an agent for the federal government in determining pipeline company compliance with the standards of the federal government for pipelines withi…

A pipeline company operating pipelines or underground storage shall be given reasonable access to the pipelines and storage areas for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining, or locating their pipes, pumps, pressure apparatus, or other stations, wells, devices, or equ…

The commission may enter into agreements with and receive moneys from the United States department of transportation for the inspection of pipelines to determine compliance with the applicable standards of pipeline safety as provided by Pub. L. No. 103-272, as codified in 49 U.S.…

As used in this chapter , unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “Commission” means the utilities commission. 2. “Pipeline” means an interstate pipe, pipes, or pipelines used for the transportation or transmission of natural gas within or through this state. 3. “Pipeline compa…

The commission 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 complianc…

The commission may, in accordance with section 476.10 , charge a pipeline company with an annual inspection fee that is directly attributable to the costs of conducting annual inspections pursuant to this chapter . 88 Acts, ch 1074, §7 ; 2021 Acts, ch 75, §4 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1170,…

Moneys received under this chapter shall be credited to the commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 as provided in section 476.10 . 88 Acts, ch 1074, §9 ; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §84 ; 99 Acts, ch 85, §10, 11 ; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §55 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2694 Referred to in §…

It is the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to grant the utilities commission the authority to implement certain controls over hazardous liquid pipelines to protect landowners and tenants from environmental or economic damages which may result from the construc…

The applicant shall pay all costs of the informational meetings, hearing, and necessary preliminary investigation including the cost of publishing notice of hearing, and shall pay the actual unrecovered costs directly attributable to inspections conducted by the commission. 95 Ac…

1. If the commission enters into agreements with the United States department of transportation pursuant to section 479B.23 , a pipeline company shall pay an annual fee of fifty cents per mile of pipeline or fraction thereof for each inch of diameter of the pipeline located in th…

All moneys received under this chapter , other than civil penalties collected pursuant to section 479B.21 , shall be remitted monthly to the treasurer of state and credited to the commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 . 95 Acts, ch 192, §39 ; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §56 ; …

Before a permit is granted under this chapter the applicant must satisfy the commission that the applicant has property within this state other than pipelines or underground storage facilities, subject to execution of a value in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, or th…

1. The commission shall prepare and issue permits. The permit shall show the name and address of the pipeline company to which it is issued and identify the decision and order of the commission under which the permit is issued. The permit shall be signed by the chairperson of the…

After the informational meeting or after the filing of a petition if no informational meeting is required, a pipeline company may enter upon private land for the purpose of surveying and examining the land to determine direction or depth of pipelines by giving ten days’ written n…

1. A pipeline company granted a pipeline permit shall be vested with the right of eminent domain, to the extent necessary and as prescribed and approved by the commission, not exceeding seventy-five feet in width for right-of-way and not exceeding one acre in any one location in …

A pipeline company operating a pipeline or an underground storage facility shall have reasonable access to the pipeline or underground storage facility for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining, or locating pipes, pumps, pressure apparatus, or other stations, wells,…

In all cases arising under this chapter , the district court of any county in which property of a pipeline company is located has jurisdiction of a case involving the pipeline company. 95 Acts, ch 192, §45

If the pipeline company fails to obey an order within the period of time determined by the commission, the commission may commence an equitable action in the district court of the county where the pipeline, device, apparatus, equipment, or underground storage facility is located …

As used in this chapter , unless the context appears otherwise: 1. “Commission” means the utilities commission. 2. “Hazardous liquid” means crude oil, refined petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gases, anhydrous ammonia, liquid fertilizers, liquefied carbon dioxide, alcohols,…

1. The commission, pursuant to chapter 17A , shall adopt rules establishing standards for the restoration of agricultural lands during and after pipeline or underground storage facility construction. In addition to the requirements of section 17A.4 , the commission shall distribu…

1. A person who violates this chapter or any rule or order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty levied by the commission in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a sep…

Rehearing procedure for any person aggrieved by actions of the commission under this chapter shall be as provided in section 476.12 . Judicial review may be sought in accordance with the terms of chapter 17A . 95 Acts, ch 192, §49 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369

The commission may enter into agreements with and receive moneys from the United States department of transportation for the inspection of pipelines to determine compliance with applicable standards of pipeline safety, and for enforcement of the applicable standards of pipeline s…

A pipeline company seeking to acquire an easement or other property interest for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a pipeline or underground storage facility shall do all of the following: 1. Allow the landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity on the land…

1. If an easement or other written agreement between a landowner and a pipeline company provides for the determination through arbitration of the amount of monetary damages sustained by a landowner and caused by the construction, maintenance, or repair of a pipeline or undergroun…

1. A pipeline company shall not construct a subsequent pipeline or underground storage facility upon its existing easement when a damage claim from the installation of its previous pipeline on that easement has not been resolved unless that claim is under litigation or arbitratio…

A pipeline company shall not construct a pipeline or underground storage facility until a written statement is on file with the commission as to how damages resulting from the construction of the pipeline shall be determined and paid, except in cases of eminent domain. The pipeli…

In lieu of a one-time lump sum payment for an easement or other property interest allowing a pipeline to cross property or allowing underground storage of hazardous liquids, a landowner and the pipeline company may negotiate an annual fee, to be paid over a fixed number of years.…