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define the requirements for granting a carbon pipeline easement.

This bill creates a new legal framework allowing South Dakota landowners to grant easements for carbon dioxide pipelines crossing their property. Carbon pipeline easements must be created in writing, recorded with the county register of deeds, and cannot exceed 50 years in length; the easement becomes void if no carbon dioxide is actually transported within five years, and the pipeline operator must pay landowners at least $1 per linear foot annually while the pipeline is operating.

increase the minimum fee required with an application for construction of an energy conversion and transmission facility.

HB1200 raises the minimum fee that companies must pay when applying to build energy conversion and transmission facilities in South Dakota, increasing it from $8,000 to $20,000. The bill also allows the state Public Utilities Commission to require higher fees by agreement with the applicant and gives the commission more flexibility in setting fees based on actual investigation and processing costs.

revise provisions related to tax deeds and to declare an emergency.

HB 1090 revises South Dakota's tax deed laws by adding new requirements to chapters 36-32 and 11-15, though the provided text excerpt does not include the specific substantive changes to those chapters. The bill also declares an emergency, meaning its provisions take effect immediately rather than waiting for the standard effective date.

permit the appointment of a circuit court judge or Supreme Court justice as a member of the Public Utilities Commission in place of a disqualified or incapacitated commissioner.

SB177 allows a circuit court judge or Supreme Court justice to temporarily serve on the Public Utilities Commission when a regular commissioner becomes unable to work due to disqualification or incapacity. This change makes it easier to keep the commission functioning during unexpected vacancies by tapping judges who are already state employees rather than having to find an outside replacement.

provide that a company transporting hydrogen, by pipeline, is not a common carrier.

This bill exempts hydrogen pipeline companies from being classified as common carriers under South Dakota law, meaning they won't be subject to the same regulations that apply to other pipeline operators transporting commodities for hire. The bill also prohibits these hydrogen pipeline companies from using eminent domain to seize private land for pipeline construction.