A bill for an act relating to easements for hazardous liquid pipelines, including negotiation requirements, eminent domain authorization, and contract execution, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.

This bill establishes new rules for pipeline companies seeking land rights (easements) for hazardous liquid pipelines in Iowa. It requires companies to hold public informational meetings before negotiating with landowners and creates a "voluntary easement corridor" within five miles of the proposed route. Landowners can opt out of negotiations by notifying the company, and pipeline companies must first secure voluntary easements before requesting government power (eminent domain) to acquire land. The law aims to balance pipeline development with protecting landowners' property rights by making eminent domain use conditional on exhausting voluntary negotiation efforts.