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Establish a moratorium on the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines in this state.

South Dakota would establish a temporary freeze on new carbon dioxide pipelines until the federal government creates final safety rules for them. The state would only allow CO2 pipeline permits once federal pipeline safety standards are finalized and the state verifies any new application meets those standards plus any additional state safety requirements. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

Require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota.

Companies seeking permits to build carbon dioxide transmission pipelines in South Dakota must now submit an environmental impact statement to the Public Utilities Commission as part of their application. The bill also increases the maximum fee the Commission can charge applicants from one-quarter of one percent to one-half of one percent of the first $100 million in estimated construction costs, allowing the state to recover more of its costs in reviewing these large projects.

Affirming the state's rejection of carbon dioxide pipelines and urging President Donald Trump to avoid interfering with the Summit Carbon Solutions carbon dioxide pipeline through exercise of federal eminent domain powers.

This is a concurrent resolution expressing South Dakota's opposition to carbon dioxide pipelines and requesting that President Trump not use federal eminent domain authority to force the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project through the state. The resolution affirms that South Dakota voters rejected the pipeline in a 2024 ballot measure and notes that the state legislature already passed a law prohibiting eminent domain seizures for carbon dioxide pipelines. This resolution does not change existing law but serves as an official statement of the state's position on the issue.

Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning.

This resolution expresses the South Dakota Legislature's concern that carbon dioxide pipelines could be sabotaged or attacked by terrorists and cause mass casualties in nearby communities. Rather than changing existing law, it urges the Public Utilities Commission to conduct safety risk assessments and strengthen rules and security measures for these pipelines, and to ensure communities have adequate emergency response plans in place.