476A.4 Hearing scheduled — notice.
1. The proceeding for the issuance of a certificate or an amendment to a certificate shall be treated in the same manner as a contested case pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17A. Upon acceptance of an application by the board, a public hearing shall be scheduled.
2. The board shall serve notice of the proceeding on the following:
a. Interested agencies, as determined by the board, and regulatory agencies.
b. County and city zoning authorities from the area in which the proposed site is located.
c. Owners of record of real property located within one thousand linear feet of the proposed site.
3. Notice of the proceeding in the form provided in section 17A.12, subsection 2, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the proposed site is located once a week for two consecutive weeks with the second publication being at least twenty days prior to the date of the hearing. The board shall be responsible for publication and delivery of notices required by this section.
4. The board shall conduct the hearing, as described in subsection 1, in the county in which the construction of the greater portion of the facility is being proposed.
5. A proceeding for the issuance of a certificate under section 476A.5 may be consolidated with a contested case proceeding for determination of applicable ratemaking principles under section 476.53.
[C77, 79, 81, §476A.4]
2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §13, 36
Referred to in §476A.5
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 476A - ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION
Section 476A.2 - Certificate required.
Section 476A.3 - Application submitted — review.
Section 476A.4 - Hearing scheduled — notice.
Section 476A.5 - Proceeding — role of regulatory agencies and local authorities.
Section 476A.6 - Decision — criteria.
Section 476A.7 - Issuance of certificate — effect.
Section 476A.8 - Further approvals prohibited — exception.
Section 476A.9 - Advance site preparation.
Section 476A.10 - Costs of proceeding.
Section 476A.11 - Single hearing — judicial review.
Section 476A.13 - Staff assistance — federal preemption.
Section 476A.20 - Definitions.
Section 476A.21 - Electric power agency — general authority.
Section 476A.22 - Electric power agency — authority — conflicting provisions.
Section 476A.23 - Issuance of public bonds or obligations — purposes — limitations.
Section 476A.25 - Public bonds or obligations payable solely from agency revenues or funds.
Section 476A.26 - Public bonds or obligations — types — sources for payment — security.
Section 476A.28 - Public bonds or obligations to be negotiable.
Section 476A.29 - Validity of public bonds or obligations at delivery — temporary bonds.
Section 476A.30 - Public or private sale of bonds and obligations.
Section 476A.33 - Mortgage or trust deed to secure bonds.
Section 476A.34 - No personal liability on public bonds or obligations.