Iowa HSB 287: A bill for an act relating to the exercise of eminent domain for the construction of hazardous liquid pipelines and including effective date and applicability provisions.

Status: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 943. (as of 2025-03-12)

State: Iowa · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: HSB 287

Subjects: eminent domain, hazardous liquid pipelines

Sponsors: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Bill Text

HouseStudyBill287-Introduced
HOUSEFILE_____
BY(PROPOSEDCOMMITTEE
ONJUDICIARYBILLBY
CHAIRPERSONHOLT)
ABILLFOR
AnActrelatingtotheexerciseofeminentdomainforthe1
constructionofhazardousliquidpipelinesandincluding2
effectivedateandapplicabilityprovisions.3
BEITENACTEDBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLYOFTHESTATEOFIOWA:4
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Section1.Section6A.21,subsection2,Code2025,is1
amendedtoreadasfollows:2
2.Thelimitationonthedefinitionofpublicuse,3
publicpurpose,orpublicimprovementdoesnotapplytothe4
establishment,relocation,orimprovementofaroadpursuant5
tochapter306,ortotheestablishmentofarailwayunderthe6
supervisionofthedepartmentoftransportationasprovidedin7
section327C.2,ortoanairportasdefinedinsection328.1,8
ortolandacquiredinordertoreplaceormitigatelandused9
inaroadprojectwhenfederallawrequiresreplacementor10
mitigation.Thislimitationalsodoesnotapplytoutilities,11
persons,companies,orcorporationsunderthejurisdiction12
oftheIowautilitiescommissionortoanyotherutility13
conferredtherightbystatutetocondemnprivatepropertyor14
tootherwiseexercisethepowerofeminentdomain,exceptto15
theextentsuchpurposeincludesconstructionofhazardous
16
liquidpipelinesforthetransportationortransmissionof17
liquefiedcarbondioxideorabovegroundmerchantlines.For18
purposesofthissubsection,
“utility”meansapublicutilityas19
definedinsection306.46,subsection2.20
Sec.2.EFFECTIVEDATE.ThisAct,beingdeemedofimmediate21
importance,takeseffectuponenactment.22
Sec.3.APPLICABILITY.ThisActappliestocondemnation23
proceedingsforwhichtheapplicationfiledundersection6B.324
isfiledonoraftertheeffectivedateofthisAct.25
EXPLANATION26
Theinclusionofthisexplanationdoesnotconstituteagreementwith27
theexplanation’ssubstancebythemembersofthegeneralassembly.28
Thisbillrelatestoautility’srighttocondemn29
agriculturalland.Thebillprovidesthattheconstruction30
ofhazardousliquidpipelinesforthetransportationor31
transmissionofliquefiedcarbondioxideisnotapublic32
use,publicpurpose,orpublicimprovementforpurposesof33
condemnationofagriculturallandbyautilityunlesstheowner34
oftheagriculturallandconsentstothecondemnation.Under35
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H.F._____
currentlaw,autilityisexcludedfromtherequirementto1
receivetheconsentoftheownerofagriculturallandprior2
tousingeminentdomaintocondemntheagriculturallandfor3
privatedevelopmentpurposes.4
Thebilldefinesautilityasapersonorbusinessthat5
providesgas,electricity,communicationsservices,water,6
orsanitarysewageorstormwaterdrainagedisposaltothe7
publicforcompensation,andalsoincludeswaterworks,joint8
waterutilities,ruralwaterdistricts,cooperativewater9
associations,andelectrictransmissionownersprimarily10
providingservicetopublicutilities.11
Thebilltakeseffectuponenactmentandappliesto12
condemnationproceedingsforwhichtheapplicationisfiledon13
oraftertheeffectivedateofthebill.14
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