476A.6 Decision — criteria.
The board shall render a decision on the application in an expeditious manner. A certificate shall be issued to the applicant if the board finds all of the following:
1. The services and operations resulting from the construction of the facility are consistent with legislative intent as expressed in section 476.53 and the economic development policy of the state as expressed in Title I, subtitle 5, and will not be detrimental to the provision of adequate and reliable electric service.
2. The applicant is willing to construct, maintain, and operate the facility pursuant to the provisions of the certificate and this subchapter.
3. The construction, maintenance, and operation of the facility will be consistent with reasonable land use and environmental policies and consonant with reasonable utilization of air, land, and water resources, considering available technology and the economics of available alternatives.
[C77, 79, 81, §476A.6]
83 Acts, ch 127, §39; 90 Acts, ch 1252, §43 – 46;
2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §14, 35, 36
Referred to in §476A.1
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.