478.19 Manner of construction.
1. Transmission lines shall be built of strong and proper wires attached to strong and sufficient supports properly insulated at all points of attachment; all wires, poles, and other devices which by ordinary wear or other causes are no longer safe shall be removed and replaced by new wires, poles, or other devices, as the case may be, and all abandoned wires, poles, or other devices shall be at once removed. Where wires carrying current are carried across, either above or below wires used for other service, the said transmission line shall be constructed in such manner as to eliminate, so far as practicable, damages to persons or property by reason of said crossing. There shall also be installed sufficient devices to automatically shut off electric current through said transmission line whenever connection is made whereby current is transmitted from the wires of said transmission line to the ground, and there shall also be provided a safe and modern improved device for the protection of said line against lightning. The utilities board shall have power to make and enforce such further and additional rules relating to location, construction, operation and maintenance of transmission lines as may be reasonable.
2. All transmission lines, wires or cables outside of cities for the transmission, distribution or sale of electric current at any voltage shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with standards adopted by rule by the utilities board.
[S13, §2120-r; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8326; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §489.18; C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.19; C77, 79, 81, §478.19]
84 Acts, ch 1101, §3; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §147
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.