PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Legislature has passed a series of bills relating to linear transmission facilities, specifically targeting carbon dioxide transport pipelines. In the House, Representative Will Mortenson of Fort Pierre says Senate Bill 201 is a South Dakota solution to the problem…
Mortenson has called the measure the strongest landowner protections in the country. Representative Jon Hansen of Dell Rapids says it’s flat-out wrong…
Representative Drew Peterson of Salem says the bill gives plenty of latitude to the Public Utilities Commission for project siting purposes…
The House adopted the Conference Committee report on S-B 201 39 to 31 while the Senate did the same on a 24-ten vote.
