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Bill requiring environmental-impact statements for CO2 pipeline permits fails after floor vote
Summary
House Bill 12 28, which would have required the Public Utilities Commission to prepare or require an environmental impact statement before issuing permits for carbon dioxide transmission facilities, failed to secure the two-thirds margin required for passage on Feb. 25, 2025.
A proposed law that would have required environmental impact statements for carbon dioxide transmission facility permits failed in the South Dakota House on Feb. 25.
Representative Linda Hughes, the bill sponsor, told the House the measure would make the preparation of an environmental impact statement mandatory before issuance of any permit for a CO2 transmission facility. "House Bill 12 28 is a due diligence bill," Hughes said, adding that the statements must comply with the state's chapter on environmental review and be made available on the commission website.
Hughes told…
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