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E SD | It doesn’t enthuse me too much to have government (state or local) ban commercial activity because they think it’s nonsense.
There is some movement in SD for laws to buttress landowner rights though, HB 1185, HB 1186, and SB 201 Framework being:
1. Additional compensation to landowners when building for-profit infrastructure projects.
2. Safety enhancements, including additional minimum depth to 4 feet and required release of all dispersion and impact models.
3. Liability protection, including lifetime repair of drain tile, indemnification for harm done to land, livestock, and residents.
4. Improved land surveying process. For survey and siting, planners must provide a description of the area, anticipated date(s) and time(s), length of time needed, work description, and contact information for the company. Landowners may challenge the request within 30 days.
5. Project planners must provide additional safety and land-use studies to justify the project need, their ability to protect landowners, and ability to follow through on their commitments.
6. Land agents for CO2 pipeline projects must be South Dakota-based.
7. Easements for CO2 pipeline projects expire after five years if the developer is unable to construct the project.
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CO2 Piplines Again
