A new chapter in carbon capture pipeline battle unfolds
House committee advances bill to strip Summit Carbon Solutions of eminent domain abilities
PIERRE — A lot can change in a year.
That was evident Friday, in the same state Capitol committee room where the 2023 Legislature first approved a bill that gave carbon pipelines companies room to do business in South Dakota. That bill, Senate Bill 201, was referred to voters, who rejected the Legislature’s work.
Fast forward to this year, and a new legislative committee passed what supporters and opponents portrayed as the anti-SB 201 bill by a 10-3 vote.
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