Title 49, Public Utilities

Any utility that proposes to construct a gas or liquid energy conversion facility or a gas or liquid transmission facility within the state may make an application to the commission for a waiver of any of the procedures or time schedules set forth in this chapter or in the rules …

1. An application for a certificate must be in the form prescribed by the commission containing the following information: a. A description of the size and type of facility. b. A summary of any studies that have been made of the environmental impact of the facility. c. A statemen…

1. An application for a route permit for a gas or liquid transmission facility within a designated corridor must be filed no later than two years after the issuance of the certificate and must be in the form the commission prescribes, containing the following information: a. A de…

A utility may file a separate application for a certificate or a permit, or combined into one application.

The commission is guided by, but is not limited to, the following considerations, when applicable, to aid the evaluation and designation of sites, corridors, and routes: 1. Available research and investigations relating to the effects of the location, construction, and operation …

1. The commission shall hold a public hearing in each county in which any portion of a site, corridor, or route is proposed to be located in an application for a certificate or a permit. If the commission determines there is an emergency that would prevent an in-person hearing in…

The commission may appoint one or more advisory committees to assist it in carrying out its duties under this chapter. Committees appointed to evaluate sites or corridors considered for designation must be composed of as many persons as may be appointed by the commission, but mus…

The commission may, and is encouraged to, cooperate with and receive and exchange technical information and assistance from and with any department, agency, or officer of any state or of the federal government to eliminate duplication of effort, to establish a common database, or…

1. The issuance of a certificate of site compatibility or a route permit is, subject to subsections 2 and 3, the sole site or route approval required to be obtained by the utility. 2. a. A certificate of site compatibility for a gas or liquid energy conversion facility may not su…

1. Any person employed by a public utility to acquire easements for a facility subject to this chapter may not use any harassment, threat, intimidation, misrepresentation, deception, fraud, or other unfair tactics to induce the owner of the land to be affected by the facility to …

1. Before or during construction, a utility, without any action by the commission, may adjust the route of a gas or liquid transmission line within the designated corridor if, before conducting any construction activities associated with the adjustment, the utility files with the…

Utilities that have acquired a gas or liquid energy conversion facility site or gas or liquid transmission line route in accordance with this chapter may proceed to construct or improve such site or route for the intended purposes at any time, subject to subsections 2 and 3 of se…

The commission shall adopt rules in conformity with this chapter and prescribe methods and procedures required therewith.

Any party aggrieved by the issuance of a certificate of site compatibility or gas or liquid transmission facility construction permit from the commission, certification of continuing suitability filed by a utility with the commission, or promulgation of a final order by the commi…

A certificate of site compatibility or permit for the construction of a gas or liquid transmission facility may be revoked or suspended for: 1. Any material false statement in the application or in accompanying statements or studies required of the applicant. 2. Failure to comply…

1. Any person required by this chapter to have a certificate or permit who willfully begins construction of a gas or liquid energy conversion facility or gas or liquid transmission facility without previously securing a certificate or permit as prescribed by this chapter, or who …

1. Every applicant under this chapter shall pay to the commission an application fee: a. An applicant for a certificate of site compatibility shall pay an amount equal to five hundred dollars for each one million dollars of investment in the facility. b. An applicant for a certif…

1. The commission may approve temporary operation of facilities or a temporary variance from approved construction, operation, or maintenance of facilities upon a showing of good cause and receipt of a utility certification that the activities will have no adverse impacts upon th…

The commission may limit access to, and release of, information that contains data that specifically identifies the location of cultural, archaeological, historical, or paleontological sites.