Several bills related to carbon capture pipelines are set for hearings this week in the North Dakota Legislature covering topics including eminent domain, common carrier status and liability in the case of a pipeline rupture.

The South Dakota House has approved a bill denying eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines like one Summit is planning to build there and in Iowa

S.D. House Passes Bill To Ban Eminent Domain For CO2 Pipelines

The South Dakota House of Representatives advanced a bill 49–19 that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines, sending the legislation to the state Senate. Eminent domain refers to the power to take private property for public use,