# Gathering line filing requirements.

**Citation:** 199 IAC 10.17  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Iowa Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** 2025-07-16  
**Published:** 2026-08-19

10.17(1) Filing requirements. Notice of the proposed construction of a gathering line as defined in subrule 10.1(3) is required 30 days prior to the commencement of construction. The notice shall include: a. The name of the pipeline company proposing to construct the gathering line and evidence of a

## Document text

10.17(1) Filing requirements. Notice of the proposed construction of a gathering line as defined in subrule 10.1(3) is required 30 days prior to the commencement of construction. The notice shall include:

a. The name of the pipeline company proposing to construct the gathering line and evidence of authority from the Iowa secretary of state showing the company is authorized to conduct business in Iowa.

b. The purpose of the proposed gathering line.

c. A map of the proposed route of the gathering line, similar to the map required in paragraph 10.3(1)"b."

d. The design of the proposed gathering line, similar to the information required in paragraph 10.3(1)"c."

e. The approximate date that construction will begin.

f. A list of the permissions or approvals of other state or local regulatory agencies required for construction of the gathering line.

If construction is on agricultural land, an agricultural mitigation plan as required in 199-Chapter 9 or a written agreement with the landowner is to be provided to the county inspector.

10.17(2) Reporting requirements. A copy of any incident, annual report, or other report filed with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration pursuant to 49 CFR Part 191 by the owner or operator of a gathering line located in Iowa shall be filed with the commission at the same time it is filed with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/ACO/IAC/LINC/Chapter.199.10.pdf>
- Source ID: `ia-legislature-pipeline-safety`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:17:15.771Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T06:25:25.996Z
- Document slug: `ia-iac-199-10-17`

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  "excludedScope": "Excluded are hazardous-liquid safety (which the IUC says remains exclusively with PHMSA), hazardous-liquid permitting in 199 IAC chapter 13 and Iowa Code chapter 479B, damage prevention and one-call law, agricultural restoration chapter 9, railroad-crossing chapter 42, general procedure and filing chapters, permits/orders/forms, privately owned propane service, and federal or private incorporated text. Former 199 IAC chapter 12 is inventoried as repealed and is not searchable.",
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