{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-469a.1","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 469A.1","heading":"Certificate of convenience and necessity.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to engage in the business of constructing, maintaining or operating within this state any hydroelectric generating plant or project without first having obtained from the executive council of Iowa a certificate of convenience and necessity declaring that the public convenience and necessity require such construction, maintenance or operation.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 469A - HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/469A.1.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"d4f885440843271c17dea9672fe64e09cd18a42c81c01583b523129eb227e88c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-468.634","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-469a.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}