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May 15, 2025 |  By: Associated Press

Rift among Republicans over property rights and the future of Iowa's agriculture dominance

The Iowa Senate advanced a bill that could further complicate a massive carbon-capture pipeline project routed across several Midwestern states after a long-winded and testy debate that exposed a clear rift among Republicans over property rights and the future of the state’s agricultural dominance.

The legislation that narrowly passed late Monday would prohibit the renewal of permits for a carbon dioxide pipeline, limit the use of such a pipeline to 25 years and significantly increase the insurance coverage requirements for the pipeline company. Those provisions would likely make it less financially feasible for a company to build the pipeline.

Already passed by the House, the measure now goes to Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk. A spokesperson for the governor said Tuesday that the governor’s office is reviewing the bill.

The legislation could force adjustments to Summit Carbon Solutions’ plans for the estimated $8.9 billion, 2,500-mile project, which are already strained after South Dakota’s governor signed a ban on the use of eminent domain — the government seizure of private property with compensation — to acquire land for carbon dioxide pipelines.