Bill Text: IA HF555 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting counties and cities from regulating the sale of natural gas and propane. (Formerly HSB 166.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-12 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 937. [HF555 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF555-Amended.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting counties and cities from regulating the sale of natural gas and propane. (Formerly HSB 166.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-12 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 937. [HF555 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF555-Amended.html
House
File
555
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Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
555
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
166)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
15,
2021
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
counties
and
cities
from
regulating
the
sale
1
of
natural
gas
and
propane.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
18.
a.
A
county
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
3
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
4
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
means,
to
restrict,
impede,
5
regulate,
or
prohibit,
intentionally
or
effectively,
any
of
the
6
following:
7
(1)
The
provision
of
natural
gas
service
by
a
public
utility
8
as
defined
in
section
476.1,
a
competitive
natural
gas
provider
9
as
defined
in
section
476.86,
or
a
retail
propane
marketer
or
10
retail
propane
dispenser
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
11
101C.2
to
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
12
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
county.
13
(2)
The
purchase
of
natural
gas
or
propane
from
a
14
competitive
natural
gas
provider
as
defined
in
section
476.86
15
or
a
retail
propane
marketer
or
retail
propane
dispenser
as
16
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
101C.2,
or
the
receipt
of
17
natural
gas
or
propane
service
from
a
public
utility
as
defined
18
in
section
476.1,
by
any
person,
business,
municipality,
or
19
other
wholesale
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
20
county.
21
b.
Paragraph
“a”
does
not
apply
to
an
ordinance,
motion,
22
resolution,
or
amendment
that
regulates
a
retail
propane
23
marketer
or
retail
propane
dispenser,
as
those
terms
are
24
defined
in
section
101C.2,
adopted
before
the
effective
date
25
of
this
Act.
26
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
27
following
new
subsection:
28
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
a.
A
city
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
29
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
30
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
means,
to
restrict,
impede,
31
regulate,
or
prohibit,
intentionally
or
effectively,
any
of
the
32
following:
33
(1)
The
provision
of
natural
gas
service
by
a
public
utility
34
as
defined
in
section
476.1,
a
competitive
natural
gas
provider
35
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as
defined
in
section
476.86,
or
a
retail
propane
marketer
or
1
retail
propane
dispenser
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
2
101C.2
to
a
person,
business,
municipality,
or
other
wholesale
3
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
incorporated
area
of
4
the
city.
5
(2)
The
purchase
of
natural
gas
or
propane
from
a
6
competitive
natural
gas
provider
as
defined
in
section
476.86
7
or
a
retail
propane
marketer
or
retail
propane
dispenser
as
8
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
101C.2,
or
the
receipt
of
9
natural
gas
or
propane
service
from
a
public
utility
as
defined
10
in
section
476.1,
by
any
person,
business,
municipality,
or
11
other
wholesale
or
retail
customer
within
or
outside
the
12
incorporated
area
of
the
city.
13
b.
(1)
Paragraph
“a”
does
not
apply
to
an
ordinance
14
granting,
extending,
amending,
or
renewing
a
franchise
pursuant
15
to
section
364.2,
subsection
4,
that
does
not
restrict
or
16
impede
the
provision
of
natural
gas
service.
17
(2)
Paragraph
“a”
does
not
apply
to
an
ordinance,
motion,
18
resolution,
or
amendment
relating
to
the
rates,
services,
or
19
governance
of
a
public
utility
providing
gas
service
to
the
20
public
for
compensation
and
subject
to
the
jurisdiction
of
21
the
utilities
board
of
the
department
of
commerce
pursuant
to
22
section
476.1B.
23
(3)
Paragraph
“a”
does
not
apply
to
an
ordinance,
motion,
24
resolution,
or
amendment
that
regulates
a
retail
propane
25
marketer
or
retail
propane
dispenser,
as
those
terms
are
26
defined
in
section
101C.2,
adopted
before
the
effective
date
27
of
this
Act.
28
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