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Relating to electric transmission lines and electric transmission owners, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Commerce Committee
Topics:Business & economyEnergy & utilities
Same legislation: HF 2551
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2024
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 15, 2024
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- 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 electric transmission lines and electric transmission owners.16, identifying Iowa consumers’ urgent need for development and investment in high-voltage transmission. The bill provides that an incumbent electric transmission owner may be formed, located, or headquartered in any state as long as the electric transmission line is located in Iowa. Under the bill, an existing electric transmission facility owner has the right to construct, own, and maintain an electric transmission line that directly connects to the electric transmission facility.
Read the full explanation
If a proposed transmission line would directly connect to facilities owned by two or more facility owners, each owner has the right to construct, own, and maintain the electric transmission line individually and equally. After July 1, 2020, approved electric transmission lines not subject to right of first refusal in a federally registered planning authority transmission plan shall give notice to the Iowa utilities board (board) whether the incumbent electric transmission owner or owners intend to construct, own, and maintain the electric transmission line. The notice shall be given within the later of days of approval for construction or days after enactment of the bill. The board may determine whether another person may construct the electric transmission line if the incumbent electric transmission owner or owners give notice declining to construct or do not give timely notice. The bill takes effect upon enactment. The bill applies retroactively to July 1, 2020, for an electric transmission line approved for construction in a federally registered planning authority transmission plan.
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§478.16
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