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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 09, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 2214, an Act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway
rights-of-way.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerjly
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Govemor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 2214
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE INSTALLATION OF TRANSMISSION LINES ON HIGHWAY
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 306.47, Code 2026, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 3. Upon written request by a utility
infrastructure owner, the department shall engage in
coordination activities with a utility or transmission line
developer to review highway corridors identified in the request
for potential locations to place transmission lines. The
department shall assign a project coordinator within thirty
days of receiving the written request. The department shall
share all known plans with affected utility or transmission
Senate File 2214, p. 2
line developers on planned future projects in the highway
corridor if the planned highway project impacts the placement
or siting of transmission lines.
Sec. 2. Section 306A.3, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended
to read as follows:
2. The state department of transportation shall
adopt rules— pursuant to chapter 17A— embodying a utility
accommodation policy which imposes reasonable restrictions
on placements_£_ occurring on or after the effective date
of the rules, on primary road rights-of-way. The rules
may require utilities to give notice to the department
prior to installation of a utility system on a primary road
right-of-way and obtain prior permission from the department
for the proposed installation. Upon written request by a
utility infrastructure owner, longitudinal transmission line
installations may be installed on a primary road right-of-way,
including on an interstate road right-of-way, unless the
department determines such an installation would endanger
public safety or interfere with the proper function and public
use of the highway. The rules shall must recognize emergency
situations and the need for immediate installation of service
extensions subject to the standards adopted by the department
and the utilities commission. The rules shall not be ft©
less stringent than the standards adopted by the utilities
commission pursuant to chapters 478, 479, and 479B. This
subsection shall not be construed as granting the department
authority which has been expressly granted to the utilities
commission to determine the route of utility installations.
If the department requires a utility company permit, the
department shall be required to act upon the permit application
within thirty days of its filing. In cases of federal-aid
highway projects on nonprimary highways, the local authority
with jurisdiction over the highway and the department shall
comply with all federal regulations and statutes regarding
utility accommodation.
b. If the department denies an installation of a
longitudinal transmission line on a primary road right-of-way,
including on an interstate road right-of-way, the department
Senate Pile 2214, p, 3
shall make the reason for the denial available to the public
within ninety days.
AMY SINCLAIR
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLE^
Speaker of ^he House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate Pile 2214, Ninety-first General Assembly.
mW. CHARLES SMITHSON
Approved
Secretafy ofeta»of
2026
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KIM
Governor
Senate
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