Iowa § 480A.2 Definitions

Iowa Statutes

§ 480A.2 — Definitions

Iowa § 480A.2

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 480APUBLIC UTILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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Iowa Code § 480A.2 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.“Local government” means a county, city, township, school district, or any special-purpose district or authority.

2.“Management costs” means the reasonable, direct, and fully documented costs a local government actually incurs to manage public rights-of-way.

3.“Public right-of-way” means the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, bridge, cartway, bicycle lane, or public sidewalk in which the local government has an interest, including other dedicated rights-of-way for travel purposes and utility easements. A public right-of-way does not include the airwaves above a public right-of-way with regard to cellular or other nonwire telecommunications or broadcasts service or utility poles owned by a local go

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Local government” means a county, city, township, school district, or any
special-purpose district or authority.
2. “Management costs” means the reasonable, direct, and fully documented costs a local
government actually incurs to manage public rights-of-way.
3. “Public right-of-way” means the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway,
street, bridge, cartway, bicycle lane, or public sidewalk in which the local government has an
interest, including other dedicated rights-of-way for travel purposes and utility easements. A
public right-of-way does not include the airwaves above a public right-of-way with regard to
cellular or other nonwire telecommunications or broadcasts service or utility poles owned by
a local government or a municipal utility.
4. “Publicutility”meansapersonowningoroperatingafacilityusedforfurnishingnatural
gas by piped distribution system, electricity, communications services not including cable
television systems, or water by piped distribution system, to the public for compensation.