HB1133 defines a commodity for the purpose of qualifying as a common carrier.
The House passed HB1133 on February 9, 2023, by a vote of 40 to 28. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill would have effectively banned the abuse of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines by clarifying that they are not common carriers of a commodity under South Dakota law. The recent and unjust expansion of carbon capture storage systems in the United States is closely connected to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for “sustainable development,” and threatens the property rights of American farmers and ranchers.