Iowa Code 479A.11 – Damages
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 479A.11
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to a motorboat or vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Pipeline: means an interstate pipe, pipes, or pipelines used for the transportation or transmission of natural gas within or through this state. See Iowa Code 479A.2
- Pipeline company: means a person engaged in or organized for the purpose of owning, operating, or controlling pipelines. See Iowa Code 479A.2
- Underground storage: means the storage of natural gas in a subsurface stratum or formation of the earth by a pipeline company. See Iowa Code 479A.2
- Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
A pipeline company operating pipelines or underground storage shall be given reasonable access to the pipelines and storage areas for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining, or locating their pipes, pumps, pressure apparatus, or other stations, wells, devices, or equipment used in or upon a pipeline or storage area, but shall pay the owner of the lands for the right of entry and the owner of crops on the land all damages caused by entering, using, or occupying the lands for these purposes; and shall pay to the owner of the lands, after the completion of construction of the pipeline or storage, all damages caused by settling of the soil along and above the pipeline, and wash or erosion of the soil along the pipeline due to the construction of the pipeline. However, this section does not prevent the execution of an agreement with other terms between the pipeline company and the owner of the land or crops with reference to their use.