479.1 Purpose — applicability. It is the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to confer upon the utilities board the power and authority to supervise the transportation or transmission of any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance, except water, within or through this state by pipeline, whether specifically mentioned in this chapter or […]
479.10 Filing. All such objections shall be on file in the office of said board not less than five days before the date of hearing on said application but said board may permit the filing of said objections later than five days before said hearing, in which event the applicant must be granted a reasonable […]
479.11 Examination — testimony. The said board may examine the proposed route of said pipeline or lines and location of said gas storage area, or may cause such examination to be made by an engineer selected by it. At said hearing the said board shall consider said petition and any objections filed thereto and may […]
479.12 Final order — condition. The board may grant a permit in whole or in part upon terms, conditions, and restrictions as to safety requirements and as to location and route as determined by it to be just and proper. Before a permit is granted to a pipeline company, the board, after a public hearing […]
479.13 Costs and fees. The applicant shall pay all costs of the informational meetings, hearing, and necessary preliminary investigation including the cost of publishing notice of hearing, and shall pay the actual unrecovered costs directly attributable to construction inspections conducted by the board or the board’s designee. [C31, §8338-d11, -d12; C35, §8338-f26; C39, §8338.34; C46, […]
479.14 Inspection fee. The board may, in accordance with section 476.10, charge a pipeline company with an annual inspection fee that is directly attributable to the costs of conducting annual inspections pursuant to this chapter. [C31, §8338-d13; C35, §8338-f27; C39, §8338.35; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.14; C77, 79, 81, §479.14] […]
479.15 Failure to pay. It shall be the duty of the board to collect all inspection fees provided in this chapter, and failure to pay any such inspection fee within thirty days after the time the same shall become due shall be cause for revocation of the permit. [C35, §8338-f28; C39, §8338.36; C46, 50, 54, […]
479.16 Receipt of funds. All moneys received under this chapter shall be remitted monthly to the treasurer of state and credited to the department of commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 as provided in section 476.10. [C31, §8338-d14; C35, §8338-f29, -f30; C39, §8338.37, 8338.38; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §490.16, 490.17; C73, […]
479.17 Rules. The said board shall have full authority and power to promulgate such rules as it deems proper and expedient to insure the orderly conduct of the hearings herein provided for and also to prescribe rules for the enforcement of this chapter. [C31, §8338-d15; C35, §8338-f31; C39, §8338.39; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, […]
479.18 Permit. The board shall prepare and issue any permit granted in accordance with section 479.12. Said permit shall show the name and address of the pipeline company to which it is issued and identify by reference thereto the decision and order of the board under which said permit is issued. It shall be signed […]
479.19 Limitation on grant. No exclusive right shall ever be granted to any pipeline company to construct, maintain, and operate its pipeline or lines along, over or across any public highway, grounds or waters and no such permit shall ever be granted for a longer period than twenty-five years. [C31, §8338-d17; C35, §8338-f33; C39, §8338.41; […]
479.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Board” means the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce. 2. “Pipeline” means a pipe, pipes, or pipelines used for the transportation or transmission of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance, except water, within or through this state. However, the term does not […]
479.20 Sale of permit. No permit shall be sold until the sale is approved by the board. [C35, §8338-f34; C39, §8338.42; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.21; C77, 79, 81, §479.20]
479.21 Transfer of permit. If a transfer of such permit is made before the construction for which it was issued is completed in whole or in part such transfer shall not be effective until the person, company or corporation to whom it was issued shall file in the office of said board a notice in […]
479.22 Records. The board shall keep a record of all permits granted and issued by it, showing when and to whom issued and the location and route of said pipeline or lines or gas storage area covered thereby. When any transfer of such permit has been made as provided in this chapter the said board […]
479.23 Extension of permit. A pipeline company may petition the board for the extension of a permit granted under this chapter by filing a petition containing the information required by section 479.6, subsections 1 through 4, 6, and 7, and section 479.26. [C31, §8338-d22; C35, §8338-f37; C39, §8338.45; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, […]
479.24 Eminent domain. 1. A pipeline company granted a pipeline permit under this chapter shall be vested with the right of eminent domain* to the extent necessary and as prescribed and approved by the board, not exceeding seventy-five feet in width for right-of-way and not exceeding one acre in any one location in addition to […]
479.25 Damages. A pipeline company operating a pipeline or a gas storage area shall have reasonable access to the pipeline or gas storage area for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining, or locating pipes, pumps, pressure apparatus or other stations, wells, devices, or equipment used in or upon the pipeline or gas storage area; shall […]
479.26 Financial condition of permittee — bond. Before any permit is granted under this chapter the applicant must satisfy the board that the applicant has property within this state other than pipelines, subject to execution of a value in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, or the applicant must file and maintain with the […]
479.27 Venue. In all cases arising under this chapter, the district court of any county in which property of a pipeline company is located shall have jurisdiction. [C31, §8338-d28; C35, §8338-f41; C39, §8338.49; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.28; C77, 79, 81, §479.27] 95 Acts, ch 192, §11
