Bill Text: IA SF2286 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act specifying procedures applicable to claims asserting stray electric current or voltage. (Formerly SF 2072.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-12 - Amendment H-8455 filed. H.J. 812. [SF2286 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF2286-Amended.html
Senate
File
2286
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Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
2286
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2072)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
28,
2012
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
specifying
procedures
applicable
to
claims
asserting
1
stray
electric
current
or
voltage.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
476D.1
Definitions.
1
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires:
3
1.
“Board”
means
the
utilities
board
within
the
utilities
4
division
of
the
department
of
commerce.
5
2.
“Dairy
producer”
means
any
person
or
entity
that
owns
or
6
operates
a
dairy
farm
or
that
owns
cows
that
do
or
are
intended
7
to
produce
milk.
8
3.
“Utility”
means
a
public
utility
as
defined
in
section
9
476.1
or,
for
purposes
of
this
chapter,
any
other
person
owning
10
or
operating
more
than
one
thousand
five
hundred
miles
of
11
transmission
lines
and
associated
facilities
in
this
state.
12
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
476D.2
Utility
inspections
——
stray
13
current
or
voltage.
14
1.
A
dairy
producer
in
this
state
that
claims
that
its
15
dairy
cows
are
being
affected
by
stray
current
or
voltage
shall
16
provide
written
notice
to
a
utility
providing
electric
service
17
to
the
dairy
producer
and
may
provide
written
notice
to
the
18
board.
The
notice
shall
include
a
nonbinding
statement
as
to
19
why
the
dairy
producer
claims
its
dairy
cows
are
being
affected
20
by
electrical
energy
attributable
to
the
utility.
21
2.
a.
Within
fourteen
business
days
after
receipt
of
a
22
notice
alleging
stray
current
or
voltage
by
a
utility
pursuant
23
to
subsection
1,
the
utility
shall
take
or
arrange
for
the
24
taking
of
measurements
to
identify
the
existence
and
magnitude
25
of
the
stray
current
or
voltage,
if
any.
A
dairy
producer
26
providing
notice
of
the
claim
shall
permit
entry
onto
the
27
dairy
farm
at
dates
and
times
mutually
agreed
upon
by
the
28
dairy
producer
and
the
utility.
The
utility
shall
perform
no
29
other
service
or
inspection
on
the
dairy
farm
beyond
taking
30
measurements
of
stray
current
or
voltage,
except
the
utility
31
may
advise
the
dairy
producer
as
to
recommended
on-farm
32
remedial
action
and
may
perform
such
on-farm
remedial
action
33
with
the
permission
of
the
dairy
producer.
The
utility
or
its
34
representative
shall
abide
by
the
dairy
farm’s
biosecurity
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protocols
or,
if
none,
generally
accepted
biosecurity
protocols
1
in
the
industry,
prior
to
entry
onto
the
dairy
farm.
The
2
utility
shall
be
provided
advance
notice
of
any
biosecurity
3
protocols
adopted
by
the
dairy
producer.
4
b.
A
dairy
producer
may
include
with
the
notice
provided
5
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
or
in
a
subsequent
notice,
a
written
6
request
for
the
board
to
take
or
arrange
for
the
taking
of
7
separate
and
independent
measurements
to
identify
the
existence
8
and
magnitude
of
stray
current
or
voltage,
if
any.
Such
a
9
request
may
also
be
made
by
the
utility.
Measurements
by
10
the
board
shall
be
taken
by
a
representative
of
the
board
11
directly,
or
by
a
neutral
third-party
expert
selected
by
the
12
board
for
such
purposes.
A
dairy
producer
providing
notice
13
of
the
claim
shall
permit
entry
onto
the
dairy
farm
at
dates
14
and
times
mutually
agreed
upon
by
the
dairy
producer
and
15
the
board,
a
representative
of
the
board
directly,
or
by
a
16
neutral
third-party
expert
selected
by
the
board
for
such
17
purposes.
The
board
or
a
selected
third-party
expert
shall
18
perform
no
other
service
or
inspection
on
the
dairy
farm
beyond
19
taking
measurements
of
stray
current
or
voltage,
except
the
20
board
or
third-party
expert
may
advise
the
dairy
producer
as
21
to
recommended
on-farm
remedial
action.
The
board
or
the
22
third-party
expert
shall
abide
by
the
dairy
farm’s
biosecurity
23
protocols
or,
if
none,
by
generally
accepted
biosecurity
24
protocols
in
the
industry,
prior
to
entry
onto
the
dairy
farm.
25
The
board
shall
be
provided
advance
notice
of
any
biosecurity
26
protocols
adopted
by
the
dairy
producer.
The
board
shall
27
subsequently
prepare
or
cause
to
be
prepared
a
determination
of
28
source
document
which
shall
be
made
available
to
both
the
dairy
29
producer
and
the
utility.
30
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
476D.3
Rules.
31
The
board
shall
by
rule
establish
procedures
and
protocols
32
to
be
used
for
the
measurement
of
stray
current
or
voltage.
33
The
board
shall
review
the
rules
from
time
to
time,
or
upon
34
petition
to
the
board,
to
ensure
that
the
procedures
and
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