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Private property rights to be discussed in SD legislative session

South Dakota Farm Bureau State Public Policy Director Matthew Bogue says private property rights are expected to get attention in South Dakota’s state legislative session.

“The carbon pipeline discussion has been huge in South Dakota this past year, especially with the Summit Carbon Pipeline moving forward,” says Bogue. “There will be efforts to limit the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines and discussions about surveying.”

Bogue says the South Dakota Farm Bureau is supportive of the current permitting standards at the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission and would like to see increased communication on projects.

“Our members saw a lack of communication between companies and landowners and that created a hostile environment,” he says. “If someone is coming out to do a survey, landowners need to know who is doing the survey, what they’re doing, where they’re doing it and when they’re going to be doing it.”

He says there hasn’t been any bills introduced in the session yet, but it’s likely before the end of this month.