Iowa Code
Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 478 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES

Section 478.1 - Franchise. - 478.1 Franchise. 1. A person shall not construct, erect, maintain,...

Section 478.2 - Petition for franchise — informational meetings held. - 478.2 Petition for franchise — informational meetings held. 1. Any...

Section 478.3 - Petition — requirements. - 478.3 Petition — requirements. 1. All petitions shall set forth:...

Section 478.4 - Franchise — hearing. - 478.4 Franchise — hearing. The utilities board shall consider the...

Section 478.5 - Notice — objections filed. - 478.5 Notice — objections filed. Upon the filing of such...

Section 478.6 - Taking under eminent domain. - 478.6 Taking under eminent domain. 1. Upon the filing of...

Section 478.6A - Merchant line franchises — requirements — limitations. - 478.6A Merchant line franchises — requirements — limitations. 1. For...

Section 478.7 - Form of franchise. - 478.7 Form of franchise. The general counsel for the utilities...

Section 478.8 - Valuation of franchise. - 478.8 Valuation of franchise. No financial consideration shall be charged...

Section 478.9 - Exclusive rights — duration of franchise. - 478.9 Exclusive rights — duration of franchise. No exclusive right...

Section 478.10 - Franchise transferable — notice. - 478.10 Franchise transferable — notice. When any electric transmission line...

Section 478.11 - Record of franchises. - 478.11 Record of franchises. The utilities board shall keep a...

Section 478.12 - Acceptance of franchise. - 478.12 Acceptance of franchise. Any person, company, or corporation obtaining...

Section 478.13 - Extension of franchise — public notice. - 478.13 Extension of franchise — public notice. 1. Any person,...

Section 478.14 - Service furnished. - 478.14 Service furnished. 1. Any city which owns or operates...

Section 478.15 - Eminent domain — procedure — entering on land — reversion on nonuse. - 478.15 Eminent domain — procedure — entering on land —...

Section 478.16 - Electric transmission lines — federally registered planning authority transmission plans. - 478.16 Electric transmission lines — federally registered planning authority transmission...

Section 478.17 - Access to lines — damages. - 478.17 Access to lines — damages. Individuals or corporations operating...

Section 478.18 - Supervision of construction — location. - 478.18 Supervision of construction — location. 1. The utilities board...

Section 478.19 - Manner of construction. - 478.19 Manner of construction. 1. Transmission lines shall be built...

Section 478.20 - Distance from buildings. - 478.20 Distance from buildings. No transmission line shall be constructed,...

Section 478.21 - Nonuse — revocation of franchise — extensions of time. - 478.21 Nonuse — revocation of franchise — extensions of time....

Section 478.22 - Action for violation. - 478.22 Action for violation. When the board determines that a...

Section 478.23 - Prior franchises — legislative control. - 478.23 Prior franchises — legislative control. Any such franchise heretofore...

Section 478.24 - Violations. - 478.24 Violations. Any person, company, or corporation constructing or undertaking...

Section 478.25 - Wire crossing railroads — supervision. - 478.25 Wire crossing railroads — supervision. The utilities board shall...

Section 478.26 - Wires across railroad right-of-way at highways. - 478.26 Wires across railroad right-of-way at highways. The utilities board...

Section 478.27 - Wires — how strung. - 478.27 Wires — how strung. No corporation or person shall...

Section 478.28 - Examination of existing wires. - 478.28 Examination of existing wires. The utilities board shall, either...

Section 478.29 - Civil penalties. - 478.29 Civil penalties. 1. A person who violates a provision...

Section 478.30 - Crossing highway. - 478.30 Crossing highway. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any...

Section 478.31 - Temporary permits for lines less than one mile. - 478.31 Temporary permits for lines less than one mile. 1....

Section 478.32 - Rehearing — judicial review. - 478.32 Rehearing — judicial review. Any person, company, or corporation...

Section 478.33 - Cancellation. - 478.33 Cancellation. A person seeking to acquire an easement or...