Iowa House Passes Bill to Ban Eminent Domain for Carbon Pipelines

Iowa Corn Growers Applaud Carbon Capture Legislation

(NAFB.com) – Mike Klimesh, the Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate, introduced Senate File 2067, which drew applause from the Iowa Corn Growers Association. The bill proposes widening the corridor to find new paths for the carbon capture and sequestration pipeline, relying on eminent domain only after all reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. The Iowa Corn Growers Association applauded the bill for its increased flexibility as Iowa fights …

Iowa House passes bill to ban eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa House passed a bill banning the use of eminent domain for the construction of carbon capture pipelines. In just a couple weeks, HF 2104 was introduced and cleared through a House subcommittee before House members on Wednesday passed the bill 64 to 28. The bill would prohibit "exercising the [...]

Iowa House sends CO2 eminent domain ban to Senate

House lawmakers voted 64-28 Wednesday to approve a bill that would block companies from using eminent domain to build carbon sequestration pipelines in Iowa.

Iowa House passes eminent domain restrictions on pipeline projects

It is the first bill passed out of a full chamber in this young legislative session, which started last week, signaling the issue’s importance to Iowa House Republicans.

Iowa Senate Majority Leader unveils legislation on eminent domain, carbon pipelines

The proposal would require carbon pipeline companies to “diligently exhaust” all alternatives and present “clear and convincing” evidence that they did so before seeking to use eminent domain.

House passes bill banning eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines

Wednesday evening, House lawmakers passed the bill that would restrict carbon capture pipeline companies from using eminent domain to build their pipeline.It ad