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SF 104Died when the session ended · January 19, 2023

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

Topics:Energy & utilitiesState governmentEminent domain

Same legislation: HF 311

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2023
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

AI summary Pipeline companies wanting to take land for new projects would need to get permission from a certain percentage of the landowners first. Companies must show proof of this landowner approval to the state utilities board. This rule applies to any pipeline company that does not already have a permit.1

Read the official explanation

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.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 25, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§479B.16

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 10 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2325 Requiring landowner approval for a pipeline company submitting a request for the right to …
    89th General Assembly · In committee · very similar
    Cleared committee

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