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Bills › 90th General Assembly

HSB 238

Topics:AgricultureEnergy & utilitiesCities & countiesLivestock & confinements

Same legislation: SSB 1216, HF 704, SF 571

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Also covers SSB 1216 and HF 704 and SF 571.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedMarch 30, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeMarch 30, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeApril 5, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 704
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 704 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 704 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Companies that move biogas from livestock farms to processing plants would be allowed to install and maintain pipelines along county secondary roads. To do this, these companies must follow county permit rules, pay necessary fees, and notify the state before digging. They are also prohibited from building these lines in a way that permanently interferes with the public's use of the road.1

Read the official explanation

GENERAL.1). The bill regulates the transportation of biogas from an anaerobic digester system (ADS) to a processing facility for the production of renewable natural gas. TERMINOLOGY.206).102)., refinement).2).4). An owner or operator of a GLS does not include a public utility (regulated under Code chapter 476). AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT GATHERING LINE SYSTEMS WITHIN A SECONDARY ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY —— REQUIREMENTS.3). The owner or operator must comply with any permitting requirements of, including the payment of any applicable fees to, the county possessing the secondary road right-of-way. In addition, the county may require the owner or operator to send a written notice of the construction to the last-known address of the owner of the secondary road right-of-way. The owner or operator must also notify the statewide notification center of any planned excavation (Code chapter 480).4). The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named March 30, 2023. On April 5, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§306E.1§306E.2§306E.3§306E.4

How the Code works3

Lobbying

5 for · 3 against · 18 undecided · Who →

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HSB 238RenumberedSSB 1216Renumbered

90th General Assembly

HF 704Cleared committeefrom HSB 238SF 571Cleared committeefrom SSB 1216