Iowa Code 390.8 – Equity investment in independent transmission company
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 390.8
- City: means a municipal corporation, but not including a county, township, school district, or special purpose district or authority. See Iowa Code 390.1
- City utility: means all or part of a waterworks, gasworks, sanitary sewage system, storm water drainage system, electric light and power plant and system, heating plant, cable communication or television system, telephone or telecommunications systems or services offered separately or combined with any system or service specified in this subsection or authorized by other law, any of which are owned by a city, including all land, easements, rights-of-way, fixtures, equipment, accessories, improvements, appurtenances, and other property necessary or useful for the operation of the utility. See Iowa Code 362.2
In addition to the powers conferred upon a city elsewhere in this chapter, any city operating a city electric utility on January 1, 2003, may enter into agreements with and acquire equity interests in independent transmission companies or similar independent transmission entities in which they are participating that are approved by the federal energy regulatory commission. The purpose of such equity investments shall be to mitigate expenses incurred by the city electric utility due to its procurement of electric transmission service or to otherwise facilitate investment in transmission facilities and shall not be for general city or city utility investment purposes.