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Senate committee recommends 'do not pass' on bill removing eminent-domain for CO2 pipelines, 6-1
Summary
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 6-1 to recommend a "do not pass" on Senate Bill 23-22, which would remove common-carrier (eminent-domain) status from CO2 pipelines.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 6-1 to recommend a "do not pass" on Senate Bill 23-22, a bill that would remove common-carrier status (and the attendant eminent-domain authority) for CO2 pipelines. Senator Gerhardt moved the do-not-pass motion and Senator Cassidy seconded; the clerk recorded 6 ayes and 1 nay.
Committee members framed the bill as part of a broader debate about property rights, energy development and whether singling out CO2 pipelines creates inconsistent precedent for other infrastructure. "To take that one tool away, I think would create a huge…
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