HF 238 (LSB 2348YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 238

BY  THOMSON, ANDREWS, HAYES, THOMPSON, HENDERSON, SHIPLEY, DIEKEN, GOLDING, GERHOLD, JENEARY, CISNEROS, FETT, HOLT, and WENGRYN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to pipelines transporting liquefied carbon dioxide, including permit renewal and operation limitations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 479B.14, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  The commission shall not grant an exclusive right to any pipeline company to construct, maintain, or operate its pipeline along, over, or across any public or private highway, grounds, waters, or streams. The commission shall not grant a permit for longer than twenty-five years.  The commission shall not renew a permit granted to a pipeline that transports liquefied carbon dioxide and no pipeline that transports liquefied carbon dioxide shall be permitted to operate for longer than twenty-five years.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to permitting for pipelines transporting liquefied carbon dioxide. The bill prohibits the Iowa utilities commission from renewing permits for pipelines that transport liquefied carbon dioxide. Additionally, the bill prohibits liquefied carbon dioxide pipelines from operating for longer than 25 years. Under current law, the commission may not grant pipeline permits for longer than 25 years.