§ 478.13 — Extension of franchise — public notice

Iowa § 478.13

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 478: ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES

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1. Any person, firm, or corporation owning a franchise granted under this chapter or
previouslyexistinglawmaypetitiontheutilitiescommissionforanextensionofthefranchise.
The commission shall adopt rules governing extension applications and proceedings with
the intent that the extension applications and proceedings are less extensive than original
applications and proceedings. Assessment of costs shall be as provided in section 478.4.
2. If the extension of franchise is sought for all lines in a given county or counties, the
published notice need not contain a general description of the lands and highways traversed
by the lines, but in lieu of containing such description the petitioner may offer to provide to
any interested party, free of charge and within ten working days, a current, accurate map
showing the location of the lines for which the franchise extension is sought. The public
notice shall advise the citizens of the county or counties affected of the availability of such
map. Ifthisalternateprocedureisnotfollowed, thepublicationofthedescriptionofthelands
and highways traversed by the lines shall be done in the manner as in an original application
for franchise.

3. Anextensionunderthissectionshallbegrantedonlyforavalid, existingfranchise, and
the lands, roads, or streams covered by the franchise over, through, or upon which electric
transmission lines have in fact been erected or constructed and are in use or operation at the
time of the application for the extension of the franchise.
4. The application for the extension of the franchise shall be accompanied by the written
consent of the applicant that the provisions of all laws relating to public utilities, franchises,
and transmission lines, or to the regulation, supervision, or control thereof which are then in
force or which may be thereafter enacted, shall apply to its existing line or lines, franchises,
and rights as if the franchise had been granted, the lines had been constructed, or rights had
been obtained under the provisions of this chapter.
5. An extension of a franchise is not required for an electric transmission line that has
been permanently retired from operation at sixty-nine kilovolts or more but that remains in
service at a lower voltage. The commission shall be notified of changes in operating status.

Legislative History

[S13, §2120-o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8320; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §489.12; C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.13; C77, 79, 81, §478.13]