Iowa Code 479.1 – Purpose — applicability
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 479.1
- Board: means the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce. See Iowa Code 479.2
- Pipeline: means a pipe, pipes, or pipelines used for the transportation or transmission of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance, except water, within or through this state. See Iowa Code 479.2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Underground storage: means storage of gas in a subsurface stratum or formation of the earth. See Iowa Code 479.2
- Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
It is the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to confer upon the utilities board the power and authority to supervise the transportation or transmission of any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance, except water, within or through this state by pipeline, whether specifically mentioned in this chapter or not, and the power and authority to supervise the underground storage of gas, to protect the safety and welfare of the public in its use of public or private highways, grounds, waters, and streams of any kind in this state. However, this chapter does not apply to interstate natural gas or hazardous liquid pipelines, pipeline companies, and underground storage, as these terms are defined in chapters 479A and 479B.