Iowa § 479.1 Purpose — applicability

Iowa Statutes

§ 479.1 — Purpose — applicability

Iowa § 479.1

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 479PIPELINES AND UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE

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Iowa Code § 479.1 (2026).

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It is the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to confer upon the utilities
commission 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 not, and the power and authority to
supervise the underground storage of gas, to protect the safety and welfare of the public in
its use of public or private highways, grounds, waters, and streams of any kind in this state.
However, this chapter does not apply to interstate natural gas or hazardous liquid pipelines,
pipeline companies, and underground storage, as these terms are defined in chapters 479A
and 479B.

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It is the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to confer upon the utilities
commission 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 not, and the power and authority to
supervise the underground storage of gas, to protect the safety and welfare of the public in
its use of public or private highways, grounds, waters, and streams of any kind in this state.
However, this chapter does not apply to interstate natural gas or hazardous liquid pipelines,
pipeline companies, and underground storage, as these terms are defined in chapters 479A
and 479B.