Relating to requiring landowner approval for a pipeline company submitting a request for the right to exercise eminent domain and including effective date and applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2023
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committee
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to a pipeline company seeking eminent domain rights for a pipeline construction project. The bill requires a pipeline company seeking to use eminent domain to acquire approval from landowners owning percent of the land which shall be necessary for the project. The pipeline company shall submit evidence of landowner approval to the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce. The bill takes effect upon enactment. The bill applies to pipeline companies without a permit from the board on or after the effective date of the bill.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§479B.16

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