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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
241
BY
THOMSON
,
ANDREWS
,
HAYES
,
THOMPSON
,
HENDERSON
,
SHIPLEY
,
DIEKEN
,
GOLDING
,
FISHER
,
GERHOLD
,
JENEARY
,
CISNEROS
,
FETT
,
HOLT
,
GEARHART
,
SMITH
,
WENGRYN
,
and
LAWLER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
utilities
commission
member
attendance
at
1
hearings
and
informational
meetings.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
476.33,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
For
hearings
initiated
under
this
3
chapter,
all
members
of
the
commission
shall
be
present
during
4
any
live
testimony.
If
at
any
point
during
live
testimony
at
5
a
hearing
not
all
members
are
available
for
any
reason,
the
6
meeting
shall
pause
until
all
members
of
the
commission
return.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
478.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2025,
8
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
a.
A
member
of
the
commission,
the
counsel
of
the
10
commission,
or
a
presiding
officer
designated
by
the
commission
11
shall
serve
as
the
presiding
officer
at
each
meeting,
shall
12
present
an
agenda
for
such
meeting
,
which
shall
include
13
a
summary
of
the
legal
rights
of
the
affected
landowners,
14
and
shall
distribute
and
review
the
statement
of
individual
15
rights
required
under
section
6B.2A,
subsection
1
.
At
least
16
one
member
of
the
commission
shall
attend
each
informational
17
meeting.
If
at
any
point
during
the
meeting
no
member
of
the
18
commission
is
available
for
any
reason,
the
meeting
shall
pause
19
until
at
least
one
member
of
the
commission
returns.
A
formal
20
record
of
the
meeting
shall
not
be
required.
21
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
478.34
Hearing
——
commission
member
22
attendance.
23
All
hearings
initiated
under
this
chapter
shall
follow
the
24
attendance
rules
governing
commission
members
as
provided
in
25
section
476.33,
subsection
5.
26
Sec.
4.
Section
479.5,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
2025,
27
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
a.
A
pipeline
company
shall
hold
informational
meetings
29
in
each
county
in
which
real
property
or
property
rights
will
30
be
affected
at
least
thirty
days
prior
to
filing
the
petition
31
for
a
new
pipeline.
A
member
of
the
commission
or
a
person
32
designated
by
the
commission
shall
serve
as
the
presiding
33
officer
at
each
meeting,
shall
present
an
agenda
for
the
34
meeting
,
which
shall
include
a
summary
of
the
legal
rights
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of
the
affected
landowners,
and
shall
distribute
and
review
1
the
statement
of
individual
rights
required
under
section
2
6B.2A
.
At
least
one
member
of
the
commission
shall
attend
each
3
informational
meeting.
If
at
any
point
during
the
meeting
4
no
member
of
the
commission
is
available
for
any
reason,
the
5
meeting
shall
pause
until
at
least
one
member
of
the
commission
6
returns.
A
formal
record
of
the
meeting
shall
not
be
required.
7
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
479.50
Hearing
——
commission
member
8
attendance.
9
All
hearings
initiated
under
this
chapter
shall
follow
the
10
attendance
rules
governing
commission
members
as
provided
in
11
section
476.33,
subsection
5.
12
Sec.
6.
Section
479B.4,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
3.
The
pipeline
company
shall
hold
informational
meetings
15
in
each
county
in
which
real
property
or
property
rights
will
16
be
affected
at
least
thirty
days
prior
to
filing
the
petition
17
for
a
new
pipeline.
A
member
of
the
commission,
or
a
person
18
designated
by
the
commission,
shall
serve
as
the
presiding
19
officer
at
each
meeting
and
present
an
agenda
for
the
meeting
,
20
which
shall
include
a
summary
of
the
legal
rights
of
the
21
affected
landowners.
At
least
one
member
of
the
commission
22
shall
attend
each
informational
meeting.
If
at
any
point
23
during
the
meeting
no
member
of
the
commission
is
available
for
24
any
reason,
the
meeting
shall
pause
until
at
least
one
member
25
of
the
commission
returns.
No
formal
record
of
the
meeting
26
shall
be
required.
The
meeting
shall
be
held
at
a
location
27
reasonably
accessible
to
all
persons
who
may
be
affected
by
28
granting
the
permit.
29
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
479B.34
Hearing
——
commission
member
30
attendance.
31
All
hearings
initiated
under
this
chapter
shall
follow
the
32
attendance
rules
governing
commission
members
as
provided
in
33
section
476.33,
subsection
5.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
relates
to
utilities
commission
member
attendance
3
at
hearings
and
informational
meetings.
4
The
bill
requires
all
members
of
the
commission
to
be
present
5
for
hearings
related
to
public
utility
regulation
or
electric
6
transmission
lines,
pipelines,
or
hazardous
liquid
pipelines
7
regulated
by
the
commission.
The
bill
requires
the
hearings
8
to
pause
if
at
any
point
during
the
meeting
a
member
of
the
9
commission
is
not
available
for
any
reason
and
the
hearing
10
shall
not
resume
until
all
members
return.
11
The
bill
requires
at
least
one
member
of
the
commission
to
12
be
present
for
an
informational
meeting
regarding
the
issuance
13
of
an
electric
transmission
line
franchise,
a
pipeline
permit,
14
or
a
hazardous
liquid
pipeline
permit.
The
bill
requires
the
15
informational
meeting
to
pause
if
at
any
point
during
the
16
meeting
no
member
of
the
commission
is
available
for
any
reason
17
and
the
meeting
shall
not
resume
until
at
least
one
member
18
returns.
19
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