Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 479A - Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines

• Board: means the utilities board. See Iowa Code 479A.2
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of natural resources. See Iowa Code 462A.2
• Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to a motorboat or vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
• Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.2
• Pipeline: means an interstate pipe, pipes, or pipelines used for the transportation or transmission of natural gas within or through this state. See Iowa Code 479A.2
• Pipeline company: means a person engaged in or organized for the purpose of owning, operating, or controlling pipelines. See Iowa Code 479A.2
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Underground storage: means the storage of natural gas in a subsurface stratum or formation of the earth by a pipeline company. See Iowa Code 479A.2
• United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2