Bill Text: IA HF87 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to pipelines and underground storage and making penalties applicable.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-25 - Subcommittee Meeting: 01/26/2021 4:30PM RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult (Cancelled). [HF87 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-HF87-Introduced.html
House File 87 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 87 BY KERR A BILL FOR An Act relating to pipelines and underground storage and making 1 penalties applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1193YH (5) 89 jda/rn
H.F. 87 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 479.35 Access points —— 1 above-ground facilities or fixtures. 2 1. A pipeline company doing business in this state shall 3 maintain a record of the global positioning system coordinates 4 of all of the following: 5 a. Access points to the pipeline company’s pipelines and 6 underground storage in this state. 7 b. The pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or 8 fixtures in this state that are used to facilitate the 9 operation of the pipeline company’s pipelines or underground 10 storage. 11 2. A landowner may request that a pipeline company doing 12 business in this state provide the landowner with the global 13 positioning system coordinates of all access points to the 14 pipeline company’s pipelines and underground storage in this 15 state located within a right-of-way on the landowner’s property 16 and all of the pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or 17 fixtures located on the landowner’s property that are used to 18 facilitate the operation of the pipeline company's pipelines 19 or underground storage. A pipeline company shall provide 20 the global positioning system coordinates to the landowner 21 pursuant to this subsection within three business days from the 22 date of receipt of the landowner’s request. For purposes of 23 this subsection, “landowner” means a person listed on the tax 24 assessment rolls as responsible for the payment of real estate 25 taxes imposed on the property containing the pipeline company’s 26 right-of-way. 27 3. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 28 administer this section. 29 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 479A.3 Access points —— above-ground 30 facilities or fixtures. 31 1. A pipeline company doing business in this state shall 32 maintain a record of the global positioning system coordinates 33 of all of the following: 34 a. Access points to the pipeline company’s pipelines and 35 -1- LSB 1193YH (5) 89 jda/rn 1/ 4
H.F. 87 underground storage in this state. 1 b. The pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or 2 fixtures in this state that are used to facilitate the 3 operation of the pipeline company’s pipelines or underground 4 storage. 5 2. A landowner may request that a pipeline company doing 6 business in this state provide the landowner with the global 7 positioning system coordinates of all access points to the 8 pipeline company’s pipelines and underground storage in this 9 state located within a right-of-way on the landowner’s property 10 and all of the pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or 11 fixtures located on the landowner’s property that are used to 12 facilitate the operation of the pipeline company’s pipelines 13 or underground storage. A pipeline company shall provide 14 the global positioning system coordinates to the landowner 15 pursuant to this subsection within three business days from the 16 date of receipt of the landowner’s request. For purposes of 17 this subsection, “landowner” means a person listed on the tax 18 assessment rolls as responsible for the payment of real estate 19 taxes imposed on the property containing the pipeline company’s 20 right-of-way. 21 3. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 22 administer this section. 23 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 479B.34 Access points —— above-ground 24 facilities or fixtures. 25 1. A pipeline company doing business in this state shall 26 maintain a record of the global positioning system coordinates 27 of all of the following: 28 a. Access points to the pipeline company’s pipelines and 29 underground storage in this state. 30 b. The pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or 31 fixtures in this state that are used to facilitate the 32 operation of the pipeline company’s pipelines or underground 33 storage. 34 2. A landowner may request that a pipeline company doing 35 -2- LSB 1193YH (5) 89 jda/rn 2/ 4
H.F. 87 business in this state provide the landowner with the global 1 positioning system coordinates of all access points to the 2 pipeline company’s pipelines and underground storage in this 3 state located within a right-of-way on the landowner’s property 4 and all of the pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or 5 fixtures located on the landowner’s property that are used to 6 facilitate the operation of the pipeline company’s pipelines 7 or underground storage. A pipeline company shall provide 8 the global positioning system coordinates to the landowner 9 pursuant to this subsection within three business days from the 10 date of receipt of the landowner’s request. For purposes of 11 this subsection, “landowner” means a person listed on the tax 12 assessment rolls as responsible for the payment of real estate 13 taxes imposed on the property containing the pipeline company’s 14 right-of-way. 15 3. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 16 administer this section. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill relates to pipelines and underground storage. 21 The bill requires pipeline companies governed by Code 22 chapter 479 (pipelines and underground gas storage), 479A 23 (interstate natural gas pipelines), or 479B (hazardous 24 liquid pipelines and storage facilities) doing business in 25 this state to maintain a record of the global positioning 26 system coordinates of access points to the pipeline company’s 27 pipelines and underground storage in this state and the 28 pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or fixtures in this 29 state that are used to facilitate the operation of the pipeline 30 company’s pipelines or underground storage. 31 The bill authorizes a landowner to request that a pipeline 32 company provide the landowner with the global positioning 33 system coordinates of all access points to the pipeline 34 company’s pipelines and underground storage located within 35 -3- LSB 1193YH (5) 89 jda/rn 3/ 4
H.F. 87 a right-of-way on the landowner’s property and all of the 1 pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or fixtures located 2 on the landowner’s property that are used to facilitate the 3 operation of the pipeline company’s pipelines or underground 4 storage. The bill requires a pipeline company to provide the 5 global positioning system coordinates to the landowner within 6 three business days of the date the pipeline company receives 7 the request. 8 The bill requires the board to adopt rules pursuant to Code 9 chapter 17A to administer these provisions. 10 A person who violates a provision of Code chapter 479 is 11 subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 for each 12 violation or $1 million for any related series of violations. 13 A person who violates a provision of Code chapter 479B is 14 subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each 15 violation or $200,000 for any related series of violations. 16 -4- LSB 1193YH (5) 89 jda/rn 4/ 4
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