Landowner Bill of Rights in South Dakota

Governor Noem has signed a package of private property protection bills that include:

• House Bill 1185 which amends provisions regarding entry on private property for examination and survey of a project requiring a siting permit. 
• House Bill 1186 which defines the requirements for granting a carbon pipeline easement.
• Senate Bill 201 which provides new statutory requirements for regulating linear transmission facilities, to allow counties to impose a surcharge on certain pipeline companies, and to establish a landowner bill of rights.
• Senate Bill 177 which permits the appointment of a circuit court judge or Supreme Court justice as a member of the Public Utilities Commission in place of a disqualified or incapacitated commissioner.

AgWeek | Noem signs ‘Landowner Bill of Rights’ but some landowners still have concerns