Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 476A.4. Hearing scheduled--notice

1. The proceeding for the issuance of a certificate or an amendment to a certificate shall be treated in the same manner as a contested case pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17A. Upon acceptance of an application by the board, a public hearing shall be scheduled.

2. The board shall serve notice of the proceeding on the following:

3. Notice of the proceeding in the form provided in section 17A.12, subsection 2, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the proposed site is located once a week for two consecutive weeks with the second publication being at least twenty days prior to the date of the hearing. The board shall be responsible for publication and delivery of notices required by this section.

4. The board shall conduct the hearing, as described in subsection 1, in the county in which the construction of the greater portion of the facility is being proposed.

5. A proceeding for the issuance of a certificate under section 476A.5 may be consolidated with a contested case proceeding for determination of applicable ratemaking principles under section 476.53.