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| 2 | 2 | | STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 3 | 3 | | 25LSO-03981HB0244 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL NO. HB0244 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Carbon dioxide pipelines-eminent domain prohibition. |
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| 6 | 6 | | Sponsored by: Representative(s) Winter, Allemand, Angelos, |
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| 7 | 7 | | Strock and Wharff |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL |
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| 9 | 9 | | for |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1 AN ACT relating to eminent domain; prohibiting persons from |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2 using the power of eminent domain to place pipelines |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3 conveying carbon dioxide for the purposes of carbon |
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| 13 | 13 | | 4 capture, utilization or storage; specifying applicability; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 5 making conforming amendments; and providing for an |
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| 15 | 15 | | 6 effective date. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 10. W.S. 1-26-814 and 1-26-815(a) are amended |
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| 24 | 24 | | 15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03982HB02441 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 2 Whenever any utility or any petroleum or other |
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| 26 | 26 | | 3 pipeline company, authorized to do business in this state, |
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| 27 | 27 | | 4 has not acquired by gift or purchase any land, real estate |
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| 28 | 28 | | 5 or claim required for the construction, maintenance and |
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| 29 | 29 | | 6 operation of their facilities and appurtenances or which |
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| 30 | 30 | | 7 may be affected by any operation connected with the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 8 construction or maintenance of the same, the utility or |
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| 32 | 32 | | 9 company has the right of eminent domain and may condemn the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 10 easement required by the utility or company, except as |
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| 45 | 45 | | 22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03983HB02441 (a) ny |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2 person, association, company or corporation authorized to |
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| 47 | 47 | | 3 do business in this state may appropriate by condemnation a |
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| 48 | 48 | | 4 way of necessity over, across or on so much of the lands or |
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| 49 | 49 | | 5 real property of others as necessary for the location, |
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| 50 | 50 | | 6 construction, maintenance and use of reservoirs, drains, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 7 flumes, ditches including return flow and wastewater |
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| 52 | 52 | | 8 ditches, underground water pipelines, pumping stations and |
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| 53 | 53 | | 9 other necessary appurtenances, canals, electric power |
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| 54 | 54 | | 10 transmission lines and distribution systems, railroad |
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| 55 | 55 | | 11 trackage, sidings, spur tracks, tramways, roads or mine |
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| 56 | 56 | | 12 truck haul roads required in the course of their business |
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| 57 | 57 | | 13 for agricultural, mining, exploration drilling and |
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| 58 | 58 | | 14 production of oil and gas, milling, electric power |
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| 59 | 59 | | 15 transmission and distribution, domestic, municipal or |
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| 60 | 60 | | 16 sanitary purposes, or for the transportation of coal from |
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| 61 | 61 | | 17 any coal mine or railroad line or for the transportation of |
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| 62 | 62 | | 18 oil and gas from any well. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 20This act shall apply to carbon capture, |
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| 65 | 65 | | 21 utilization and storage projects for which construction |
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| 66 | 66 | | 22 commences on or after July 1, 2025. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03984HB02441This act is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3 (END) |
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