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HF5161 • 2026

Dioxide pipelines; issuance of route permit prohibited.

Dioxide pipelines; issuance of route permit prohibited.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Falconer, Acomb, Reyer, Fischer, Carroll, Coulter, Finke, Kozlowski, Gomez, Curran, Rehm, Jones, Feist, Freiberg, Keeler, Hansen, R., Pursell
Last action
2026-05-17
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

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Dioxide pipelines; issuance of route permit prohibited.

Dioxide pipelines; issuance of route permit prohibited.

What This Bill Does

  • Dioxide pipelines; issuance of route permit prohibited.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-17 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Dioxide pipelines; issuance of route permit prohibited.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to pipelines; prohibiting the issuance of a route permit for certain carbon

dioxide pipelines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216G.025,

subdivisions 1, 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216G.025, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

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.

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(d) "Public waters" has the meaning given in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.

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"Supercritical" means a physical state in which a substance is more dense than a

gas but less dense than a liquid.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216G.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Routing permit required
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(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.

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(c) The commission is prohibited from issuing a permit to construct a carbon dioxide

pipeline that:

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(1) exceeds 1,000 feet in length in Minnesota; or

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(2) travels over, under, or through public waters.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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