Terms Used In Iowa Code 479B.8

  • Board: means the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce. See Iowa Code 479B.2
  • Pipeline: means an interstate pipe or pipeline and necessary appurtenances used for the transportation or transmission of hazardous liquids. See Iowa Code 479B.2
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Underground storage: means storage of hazardous liquid in a subsurface stratum or formation of the earth. See Iowa Code 479B.2
 The board may examine the proposed route of the pipeline and location of the underground storage facility. At the hearing the board shall consider the petition and any objections and may hear testimony to assist the board in making its determination regarding the application.