SF 2160: Relating to certain actions of utility companies and the Iowa utilities board and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to certain actions of utility companies and the Iowa utilities board. Generally, under Code chapter 6A, the authority of an acquiring agency to condemn any private property through eminent domain may only be exercised for a public purpose, public use, or public improvement.21 provides that “public use” or “public purpose” or “public improvement” does not include the authority to condemn agricultural land for private development purposes unless the owner of the agricultural land consents to the condemnation.

Senate subcommittee · named February 9, 2022

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Craig Steven Williams (R) · craig.williams@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 4 against

For: Food & Water Watch; Honey Badger Humanitarian Assocation; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund

Against: Iowa State Building and Construction Trades; Magellan Midstream Partners; Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC; Summit Carbon Solutions

In plain words

1. February 1, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
2. February 9, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Quirmbach and Williams