Iowa Code 479B.18 – Venue
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 479B.18
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Pipeline: means an interstate pipe or pipeline and necessary appurtenances used for the transportation or transmission of hazardous liquids. See Iowa Code 479B.2
- Pipeline company: means a person engaged in or organized for the purpose of owning, operating, or controlling pipelines for the transportation or transmission of any hazardous liquid or underground storage facilities for the underground storage of any hazardous liquid. See Iowa Code 479B.2
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
In all cases arising under this chapter, the district court of any county in which property of a pipeline company is located has jurisdiction of a case involving the pipeline company.