Iowa HF943 prohibits utilities from using eminent domain to condemn agricultural land for hazardous liquid pipelines without owner consent.
Iowa HF943 amends the definition of public use, public purpose, or public improvement to exclude the construction of hazardous liquid pipelines for liquefied carbon dioxide transportation or transmission. This means a utility cannot use eminent domain to condemn agricultural land for such pipelines without the owner's consent. The bill applies to condemnation proceedings filed after its effective date.
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