Bill Text: IA HF607 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Enrolled

Iowa House Bill 607 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: A bill for an act expanding the definition of a public utility for purposes of provisions governing public utility crossings of railroad rights-of-way, and including effective date provisions. Effective 6-18-15.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-18 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1187. [HF607 Detail]

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House File 607 - Enrolled




                              HOUSE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

                              (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 121)
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                                   A BILL FOR
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                                         House File 607

                             AN ACT
 EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC UTILITY FOR PURPOSES OF
    PROVISIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY CROSSINGS OF RAILROAD
    RIGHTS=OF=WAY, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  Section 476.27, subsection 1, Code 2015, is
 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
    NEW PARAGRAPH.  0d.  "Electric transmission owner" means
 an individual or entity who owns and maintains electric
 transmission facilities including transmission lines, wires, or
 cables that are capable of operating at an electric voltage of
 thirty=four and one=half kilovolts or greater that are required
 for rate=regulated electric utilities, municipal electric
 utilities, and rural electric cooperatives in this state to
 provide electric service to the public for compensation.
    Sec. 2.  Section 476.27, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code
 2015, is amended to read as follows:
    e.  "Public utility" means a public utility as defined in
 section 476.1, except that, for purposes of this section,
 "public utility" also includes all mutual telephone companies,
 municipally owned facilities, unincorporated villages,
 waterworks, municipally owned waterworks, joint water
 utilities, rural water districts incorporated under chapter
 357A or 504, cooperative water associations, franchise cable
 television operators, and persons furnishing electricity
 to five or fewer persons, and electric transmission owners
 primarily providing service to public utilities as defined in
 section 476.1.
    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of
 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.


                                                             
                               KRAIG PAULSEN
                               Speaker of the House


                                                             
                               PAM JOCHUM
                               President of the Senate
    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
 is known as House File 607, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.


                                                             
                               CARMINE BOAL
                               Chief Clerk of the House
 Approved                , 2015


                                                             
                               TERRY E. BRANSTAD
                               Governor

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