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Board approves $1,000 contribution to ISAC amicus brief in pipeline setback case, citing home-rule concerns
Summary
After attorneys and supervisors outlined an appellate decision that voided local pipeline setback ordinances under the Federal Pipeline Safety Act, the Black Hawk County Board voted to contribute $1,000 to an ISAC fund to support an amicus brief seeking Supreme Court review.
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors voted on Nov. 4 to contribute $1,000 to the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) to support an amicus brief in litigation over county setback ordinances and pipelines.
County counsel and other speakers summarized a recent Eighth Circuit appellate decision that, by a 2–1 margin, held that certain county setback ordinances were preempted under the federal Pipeline Safety Act and therefore void. The…
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