| 1 | 1 | | 25.738.23 100th Legislative Session SCR606 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2025 South Dakota Legislature |
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| 5 | 5 | | Senate Concurrent Resolution 606 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Introduced by: Senator Nelson |
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| 16 | 16 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Expressing the Legislature's concern about the 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure 5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning. 6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, the development and expansion of carbon oxide pipelines have increased 7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | significantly across the United States to accommodate carbon capture and sequestration 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | projects; and 9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, carbon oxide pipelines are vulnerable to cyberattacks, sabotage, and terrorist 10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | attacks targeting energy and other infrastructure to inflict mass casualties or disrupt 11 |
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| 27 | 27 | | economies; and 12 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, pipelines transporting hazardous substances, including carbon oxide, are 13 |
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| 29 | 29 | | attractive targets for terrorists due to the potential to cause widespread damage and loss of 14 |
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| 30 | 30 | | life; and 15 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, carbon oxide pipelines pose unique dangers due to the asphyxiating properties 16 |
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| 32 | 32 | | of carbon oxide for instance, which is a dense, odorless, and colorless gas that can settle in 17 |
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| 33 | 33 | | low-lying areas and displace oxygen; and 18 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, a breach or targeted attack of a carbon oxide pipeline could result in a rapid 19 |
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| 35 | 35 | | and catastrophic release of carbon oxide, potentially leading to mass asphyxiation in nearby 20 |
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| 36 | 36 | | communities and creating a weapon of mass destruction scenario; and 21 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, there is insufficient federal oversight and regulation of carbon oxide pipelines, 22 |
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| 38 | 38 | | including gaps in emergency response planning, pipeline material standards, and public 23 |
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| 39 | 39 | | awareness of the risks posed by carbon oxide pipelines; and 24 25.738.23 2 SCR606 |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, there is a need for heightened awareness, enhanced regulatory measures, and 1 |
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| 43 | 43 | | comprehensive security protocols to mitigate the risks associated with carbon oxide pipelines 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | and to protect public safety; and 3 |
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| 45 | 45 | | WHEREAS, families and businesses in South Dakota have a right to information about the 4 |
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| 46 | 46 | | risks posed to them by carbon oxide pipelines so that they are able to prepare family and 5 |
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| 47 | 47 | | business shelter in place and/or evacuation plans in the event of a terrorist or accidental 6 |
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| 48 | 48 | | release of carbon oxide, such that the public's need for information must be balanced against 7 |
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| 49 | 49 | | the need to prevent terrorists from acquiring information that would substantially facilitate 8 |
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| 50 | 50 | | acts of terrorism; and 9 |
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| 51 | 51 | | WHEREAS, South Dakota's counties have a duty to protect individuals, families, and 10 |
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| 52 | 52 | | businesses from the risks created by carbon through wise land use permitting that avoids 11 |
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| 53 | 53 | | creating risks of mass-casualty events and minimizes risks to families and businesses, and 12 |
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| 54 | 54 | | through robust interagency emergency response planning, and such permitting and planning 13 |
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| 55 | 55 | | requires access to carbon oxide pipeline safety-related risk information; 14 |
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| 56 | 56 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the One 15 |
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| 57 | 57 | | Hundredth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the 16 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Legislature expresses its deep concern to the Public Utilities Commission about the potential 17 |
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| 59 | 59 | | for carbon oxide pipelines to be exploited as weapons of mass destruction by terrorist groups 18 |
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| 60 | 60 | | or hostile governments, posing significant threats to public safety, critical infrastructure, and 19 |
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| 61 | 61 | | state and national security; and 20 |
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| 62 | 62 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature urges the Public Utilities Commission to 21 |
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| 63 | 63 | | conduct comprehensive risk assessments of carbon oxide pipelines and establish stronger 22 |
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| 64 | 64 | | regulatory and security measures to prevent the use of carbon oxide pipelines as weapons of 23 |
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| 65 | 65 | | mass destruction, taking into account the need for safety -related information by county 24 |
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| 66 | 66 | | zoning departments, emergency response agencies, businesses, families, and individuals. 25 |
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