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Woodbury County supervisors urge governor to sign bill banning eminent‑domain for pipelines
Summary
Board members discussed the state senate's passage of House File 639, which would ban use of eminent domain for pipelines, and encouraged residents to contact the governor to ask her to sign it.
Members of the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors used part of the May 20 meeting to discuss House File 639, legislation the board described as a ban on the use of eminent domain for pipelines. Supervisors said the state Senate had passed the measure and urged residents to contact the governor’s office to request she sign the bill.
A supervisor summarized the board’s view that the measure reflects local sentiment and said Woodbury County has been “leading the charge” to protect landowners’ rights in pipeline disputes. The speaker encouraged residents to contact the governor’s office and provided the governor’s phone number as (515) 281‑5211, which was repeated in the meeting record.
Board members said they had watched the Senate debate and expressed gratitude to senators who forced a vote. Several supervisors characterized the legislative outcome as the result of years of local engagement, litigation and public testimony by landowners.
The board did not take a formal, recorded vote on sending a letter or adopting a resolution at the May 20 meeting; the remarks recorded were discussion and public encouragement for constituents to contact the governor’s office.
