478.14 Service furnished.
1. Any city which owns or operates a system for the distribution of electric light or power, and which has obtained electric energy for such distribution from any person or firm or corporation owning or operating an electric light and power plant or transmission line, shall be entitled to have the service reasonably needed by such municipality and its patrons continued at and for a reasonable rate and charge and under reasonable rules of service.
2. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of the light and power plant or transmission line to disconnect or discontinue such service, except during nonpayment of reasonable charges, so long as the operator holds or enjoys any franchise to go upon or use any public streets, highways, or grounds.
3. Until the municipality and the operator shall agree upon a rate or charge for the service the municipality shall pay and the operator shall accept the rate provided in the expired contract if any existed, and, if none existed, then the rate before paid. This shall be without prejudice, however, to the right of either party to test in court or before any lawfully constituted rate-making tribunal the reasonableness of the rate.
4. This section shall not apply if the original service to the municipality was given in case of emergency or for any other temporary purpose.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8321; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §489.13; C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.14; C77, 79, 81, §478.14]
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §87
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 478 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES
Section 478.2 - Petition for franchise — informational meetings held.
Section 478.3 - Petition — requirements.
Section 478.4 - Franchise — hearing.
Section 478.5 - Notice — objections filed.
Section 478.6 - Taking under eminent domain.
Section 478.6A - Merchant line franchises — requirements — limitations.
Section 478.7 - Form of franchise.
Section 478.8 - Valuation of franchise.
Section 478.9 - Exclusive rights — duration of franchise.
Section 478.10 - Franchise transferable — notice.
Section 478.11 - Record of franchises.
Section 478.12 - Acceptance of franchise.
Section 478.13 - Extension of franchise — public notice.
Section 478.14 - Service furnished.
Section 478.15 - Eminent domain — procedure — entering on land — reversion on nonuse.
Section 478.17 - Access to lines — damages.
Section 478.18 - Supervision of construction — location.
Section 478.19 - Manner of construction.
Section 478.20 - Distance from buildings.
Section 478.21 - Nonuse — revocation of franchise — extensions of time.
Section 478.22 - Action for violation.
Section 478.23 - Prior franchises — legislative control.
Section 478.25 - Wire crossing railroads — supervision.
Section 478.26 - Wires across railroad right-of-way at highways.
Section 478.27 - Wires — how strung.
Section 478.28 - Examination of existing wires.
Section 478.29 - Civil penalties.
Section 478.30 - Crossing highway.
Section 478.31 - Temporary permits for lines less than one mile.