1. 1. The commission shall prepare and issue permits. The permit shall show the name and address of the pipeline company to which it is issued and identify the decision and order of the commission under which the permit is issued. The permit shall be signed by the chairperson of the commission and the official seal of the commission shall be affixed to it.
2. 2. The commission shall not grant an exclusive right to any pipeline company to construct, maintain, or operate its pipeline along, over, or across any public or private highway, grounds, waters, or streams. The commission shall not grant a permit for longer than twenty-five years.
3. 3. A permit shall not be sold until the sale is approved by the commission.
4. 4. If a transfer of a permit is made before the construction for which it was issued is completed in whole or in part, the transfer shall not be effective until the pipeline company to which it was issued files with the commission a notice in writing stating the date of the transfer and the name and address of the transferee.
5. 5. The commission shall keep a record of all permits granted by it, showing when and to whom granted and the location and route of the pipeline or underground storage facility, and if the permit has been transferred, the date and the name and address of the transferee.
6. 6. A pipeline company may petition the commission for an extension of a permit granted under this section by filing a petition containing the information required by section 479B.5, subsections 1 through 5, and meeting the requirements of section 479B.13.

95 Acts, ch 192, §41; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369