HB1188Dead
provide for property owner inclusion in the pipeline siting application and condemnation process.
HB1188 requires pipeline companies seeking to use eminent domain to obtain written consent from property owners before conducting surveys or examinations on their land, and requires them to verify this consent when filing condemnation petitions. The bill also clarifies that pipeline projects needing state siting permits must follow these property owner consent requirements before proceeding with the legal process to take or damage private property.