§ 216G.025 — Routing Permit; Environmental Review; Carbon Dioxide Pipelines
Plain-Language Summary
This section establishes special routing permit and environmental review requirements for carbon dioxide pipelines. It sets out the process for reviewing proposed carbon dioxide pipeline routes, including public participation and environmental impact analysis.
216G.025 ROUTING PERMIT; ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW; CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES.
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Subdivision 1.Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) “Carbon dioxide pipeline” means a pipeline located in Minnesota that transports carbon dioxide in a liquid, gaseous, or supercritical state.
(c) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission.
(d) “Supercritical” means a physical state in which a substance is more dense than a gas but less dense than a liquid. §
Subd. 2.Routing permit required.
(a) A person is prohibited from constructing or operating a carbon dioxide pipeline without a route permit issued by the commission under this chapter.
(b) A person seeking to construct or operate a carbon dioxide pipeline is prohibited from applying to the commission for a conditional exclusion or partial exemption from pipeline route selection procedures under Minnesota Rules, chapter 7852. §
Subd. 3.Carbon dioxide pipeline; environmental review.
Notwithstanding any other law or rule, an environmental impact statement must be prepared under Minnesota Rules, chapter 4410, prior to issuing a route permit under this section for a carbon dioxide pipeline. The commission is the governmental unit responsible for preparing an environmental impact statement under this subdivision.
History:
2024 c 126 art 9 s 17; 2024 c 127 art 45 s 17
History: History: 2024 c 126 art 9 s 17; 2024 c 127 art 45 s 17