Eminent domain for CO2 pipe ban advances in Iowa House
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(ABC 6 News) — An Iowa bill stopping the government from seizing private property to build a carbon dioxide pipeline has moved forward.
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The Iowa House passed the measure, which would stop the use of “eminent domain,” and it is now in the Senate Commerce Committee.
The bill combines issues from six related bills aiming to end a fight between landowners and Summit Carbon Solutions.
Summit Carbon Solutions is attempting to run thousands of miles of liquified CO2 pipes through Iowa.
If passed in the Senate, Governor Reynolds would need to sign the bill into law.