These rules are promulgated under Iowa Code chapter 17A and section 476.27 as guides for procedures when railroads or public utilities file with the commission complaints regarding crossings pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.27(2)"a"(9) or petitions for relief pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.27(4). The purpose of these rules is to facilitate the transaction of business before the commission and to promote the just resolution of controversies. Any procedural rules in 199-Chapter 7 that are in conflict with these rules do not apply to contested cases under this chapter.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-42.17