HF 311: 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

What it does

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.

Lobbying · 1 for, 10 against

For: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Against: Heavy Highway Contractors Association; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRF); Iowa State Building and Construction Trades; Laborers International Union of North America; Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC; North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters; Summit Carbon Solutions; UAW Region 4; Wolf Carbon Solutions

In plain words

1. February 15, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee