§ 216g-025

216G.025 ROUTING PERMIT; ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW; CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES. 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.

anding 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