2025 Session Last amended: 2024 session

§ 216I.22 — Sites and Routes; Recording Survey Points

Plain-Language Summary

This section requires utilities to record the permanent location of survey monuments and markers placed during a right-of-way survey for a transmission line route with the county recorder or registrar of titles. No recording fee may be charged to the utility for filing this information. This creates a public record of the transmission line's exact location that can be accessed by anyone.

Practical Notes
Landowners, title companies, and surveyors can check county land records to find the exact location of surveyed transmission line routes and the monuments placed during route surveys. This information is important for property transactions, future construction projects, and understanding easement boundaries. The free recording requirement ensures utilities do not have a financial reason to avoid creating this public record.