US EditionIowa Senate passes pipeline bill addressing eminent domain and landowner rights
- On May 12, 2025, Iowa lawmakers in the Senate approved legislation in Des Moines that limits permits for hazardous liquid pipelines and restricts the government’s ability to seize private land through eminent domain.
- The bill followed four years of debate over property rights amid the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions CO2 pipeline crossing Iowa and neighboring states.
- The legislation sets a 25-year limit on pipeline permit renewals, raises insurance coverage requirements, and bans the use of eminent domain to acquire agricultural property for pipelines transporting hazardous liquids.
- The Senate voted 27-22 with bipartisan support including 13 Republicans and all 14 Democrats, while opponents warned of negative effects on Iowa’s ethanol industry and economic growth.
- The bill now awaits Governor Kim Reynolds' review, and its enactment could complicate the $8.9 billion, 2,500-mile carbon capture pipeline project and alter infrastructure development.
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Iowa Senate passes bill restricting eminent domain for carbon pipelines
Iowa senators voted 27-22 late Monday to pass a bill to limit the ability of carbon sequestration pipelines to use eminent domain, sending it to the governors desk after a drawn-out debate.The decision follows four years of Iowans and House lawmakers urging for eminent domain reform in response to the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline.House File 639 comprised a number of bills passed by the House aimed at eminent domain. Senators tried r…
Bill on pipelines, landowner rights headed to Iowa governor - Radio Iowa
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill with new guardrails that would make it harder for companies to seize property for carbon pipelines and other energy-related infrastructure. Senator Jeff Taylor of Sioux Center is among 12 Republicans who boycotted votes on the state budget in order to force a vote on the bill, which also […]
Senate passes bill restricting eminent domain for carbon pipelines • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison, hugs landowner and activist Kathy Stockdale after the Iowa Senate passed legislation dealing with the use of eminent domain in carbon capture pipeline projects the night of May 12, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Iowa senators voted 27-22 late Monday to pass a bill to limit the ability of carbon sequestration pipelines to use eminent domain, sending it to the governor’s desk after a drawn-out debat…
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