Terms Used In Iowa Code 480A.6

  • Local government: means a county, city, township, school district, or any special-purpose district or authority. See Iowa Code 480A.2
  • Public utility: means a person owning or operating a facility used for furnishing natural gas by piped distribution system, electricity, communications services not including cable television systems, or water by piped distribution system, to the public for compensation. See Iowa Code 480A.2
 This chapter does not modify or supersede the rights and obligations of a local government and the public utility established by the terms of any existing or future franchise granted, approved, and accepted pursuant to section 364.2, subsection 4. A city which collects a city franchise fee from an entity pursuant to section 364.2, subsection 4, under an existing or future franchise, shall not also collect a fee from that entity under section 480A.3.
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