SB2212 prohibits the use of eminent domain to construct carbon-capture pipelines in North Dakota.
The North Dakota State Senate rejected SB2212 on February 16, 2023 by a vote of 12 to 35. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because eminent domain for private corporations violates the U.S. Constitution, specifically the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Fifth Amendment explicitly states, “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” Furthermore, the Fourteenth Amendment declares, “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”