IA HF2683

Pipeline companies must pay landowners for right of entry, all damages from construction activities, and ongoing damages from soil erosion, settling, or wash along pipeline locations

Damage claims cannot be barred from renegotiation under section 6B.52 simply because damages were apparent at settlement or because more than five years have elapsed since settlement

Compensable losses explicitly include crop yield reductions, livestock relocation costs, damage to farm equipment from striking pipeline materials, soil compaction, erosion, and damage to irrigation, drainage, and conservation structures

Landowners may file complaints with the county board of supervisors or petition the utilities commission for corrective action and civil penalties if pipeline companies fail to comply with land restoration requirements

Property owners may pursue damage claims through small claims court, district court, or through remedies under sections 479.45 and 479.46