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Committee members framed the bill as part of a broader debate about property rights, energy development and whether singling out CO2 pipelines creates inconsistent precedent for other infrastructure. \"To take that one tool away, I think would create a huge challenge as we move forward with these other opportunities,\" Chairman Patton said, arguing that common-carrier authority has enabled large infrastructure projects and that pipeline companies generally negotiate easements to avoid eminent domain.

Other senators emphasized local opposition and property-rights concerns. One senator said she was \"really struggling with this one\" because of constituent opposition and the tension between protecting property rights and allowing projects with wider benefits. Senator Gerhardt, who offered the motion, said he could not support the bill in its current form and expressed concern that it \"takes the right of eminent domain away from not just ... solar energy, wind energy, hydrogen energy,\" potentially affecting multiple energy sectors.

Supporters of maintaining CO2 pipeline common-carrier status argued the infrastructure underpins ethanol and agricultural markets and future enhanced oil recovery (EOR) opportunities. Committee discussion referenced the state’s research on EOR and a separate $60 million research request in the appropriations process for enhanced oil recovery efforts. Chairman Patton noted maps showing thousands of miles of existing pipelines and said there are \"over 30,000 miles of pipelines in the state right now,\" reflecting the scope of existing infrastructure.

After debate the committee adopted the do-not-pass recommendation, which means the committee will not advance the bill in its current form. The committee selected a sponsor to carry the measure off the floor and members signaled the issue may continue to be discussed in other forums; no amendments were adopted during the committee vote.

The committee record does not list individual roll-call names for the vote in the transcript; the clerk announced a 6-1 tally.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Energy and Natural Resources Feb 7, 2025\t","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 6-1 to recommend a \"do not pass\" on Senate Bill 23-22, which would remove common-carrier (eminent-domain) status from CO2 pipelines.","taxTitle","Energy and Natural Resources, Senate, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28903,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6343384,"Senate panel urges Congress to protect wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park",647,358000,1005000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2252384-b42f3f128816b422470f9c52a10e6c6d&start=358&end=1005","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2252384-b42f3f128816b422470f9c52a10e6c6d/thumbnail_358000.jpg","/articles/6343384/North-Dakota/Senate-panel-urges-Congress-to-protect-wild-horses-at-Theodore-Roosevelt-National-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6343384-dc44564c861dacead6b0255dc174e882/orig.mp4?Expires=1771187377&Signature=WJ7DutR6n2G5LC0jYrOE4wBa7sBaCBESV5rYlHwGvYeOYnAKcz5xRw3SgtXNx8x0cOb6qwSk4JqGGxEAEW1jatYV6U5vhsgN~ZrpLcfsj-moIIV0Oxj4fLyyHmGQ4sbg14p5ksaOoUGHlXfPF7KxKtx3YVV8ctyPPT-PRGuADo-jpWOLa8ngOJ7CqRWZWNOcZh8z1vGNeLmujBenfvc-JO3IiStbVKeeGstIvVO1kXRiH0CHV9Fvhs~olnZ5TIg-CMd1y6Fau2FnyxbdW9JtR8~DoI3hMu-q-GAjdM8gy44LJ1ASr7kPFP~cjiQtcpFUnz0odauF~MnfbC35BYem9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Patton opened debate on Senate Concurrent Resolution 4006, saying the resolution would ask Congress to enact federal protections for the wild horse herd at Theodore Roosevelt National Park and that the committee had heard testimony on the topic.

The measure, described in committee as a request that Congress enact protections, drew discussion about whether a state resolution could influence the National Park Service and concerns about herd management and overpopulation. \"Sometimes there are feel good resolutions,\" Chairman Patton said, \"it just asks that the federal government or the congress to enact protections. So there is no inherent risk in passing it.\"

Senator Beard, who cited testimony from the hearing, said some witnesses were concerned about management tactics used previously: \"they basically were sterilizing the herd to obliteration, to get rid of the herd completely.\" Senator Kessel, who represents the district where the horses live, said the park \"can sustain about 80 horses\" while the herd counted in testimony was larger and urged realistic expectations about what state action can accomplish. Senator Gearhart asked for clarity that the resolution would not prevent necessary herd management: \"I just I just wanted to make sure ... that there's nothing in here that construes like the inability to manage the herd.\"

Committee members noted a companion bill in another committee that would create a state-level commission and carries a fiscal note; several senators said that measure raised separate and larger policy and cost questions than the resolution. Committee discussion repeatedly framed the resolution as a nonbinding request to Congress rather than a change in state management authority.

Chairman Patton moved a recommendation of a \"due pass\" for the resolution. The motion was seconded and the clerk recorded the vote: 7 ayes, 0 nays. The committee's recommendation will accompany the resolution to the next stage, and members signaled interest in further federal or interagency engagement rather than unilateral state action.

The committee did not take action on the companion bill that would set up a commission; senators said that item was being considered in the State and Local Government Committee and included a fiscal note that requires further review.

The committee adjourned after taking the vote.","The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unanimously recommended a \"due pass\" for Senate Concurrent Resolution 4006, asking Congress to enact federal protections for the wild horse herd at Theodore Roosevelt National Park after committee members debated herd management and federal versus state roles.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6343374,"Senate committee sends geothermal study bill to legislative management, 7-0",453,2437000,2890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2252384-b42f3f128816b422470f9c52a10e6c6d&start=2437&end=2890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2252384-b42f3f128816b422470f9c52a10e6c6d/thumbnail_2437000.jpg","/articles/6343374/North-Dakota/Senate-committee-sends-geothermal-study-bill-to-legislative-management-7-0","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6343374-77a0c8f35b68e05fdff9aaad4a17c795/orig.mp4?Expires=1771187377&Signature=C23XD~TKSsMbX3h21nuVgvyDz-~AfIIKFDoxwUg53pWnCtaAooh7BsJnMzwgMNpzYuA7PB1jgEScd2gkH5wm0hAmihDoF6XNEnH-2IKEIHxwk~3d9KvVrX48D7dWMYJEbKB1dfudP~e2UBw3R57C~NB6r2ruBKgO~7Di~96VedbmR6OMOfPTqtsRRKXqnaCvvaQCdhr0q5Bxxw-l7a644x-cfeRcUD4dTbRZmrxEmJSkTgcEw8PLQfr-YmNz-UmpWU2tPBs8W6QUAq~7WXNENS1AdcerdunbzmuzVPqyE~oWKk83YrZ8DqtzWS3PL~p~YF9DCarXuHUB5ZEG5CNx0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously, 7-0, to recommend a due pass for Senate Bill 2360, a bill that would send a geothermal energy study to Legislative Management for possible interim study funding and scope. Senator Gearhart moved the due-pass motion and Senator Behn seconded; Senator Gerhardt volunteered to carry the bill.

Committee members debated what a legislative-managed study would accomplish and whether the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) already performs similar work. Chairman Patton and others said the EERC has capacity and recommended lawmakers visit the facility. \"The EERC has funding from several different sources...they have the capacity to to define or, a study in the components of it that would be of value,\" Chairman Patton said.

Discussion identified several possible study components: feasibility of using depleted oil wells for geothermal, required infrastructure, economics and private capital attraction, and market opportunities such as co-produced lithium from geothermal brines. Senator Van Wisting noted the \"possibility of lithium co production from geothermal brines,\" and supporters described geothermal as a carbon-free baseload resource: \"Geothermal is considered baseload, that has no carbon footprint,\" a committee member said.

The committee adopted a due-pass recommendation (7 ayes, 0 nays). Members referenced past EERC studies — including a lignite plant study — as precedent for legislative studies that analyze regulatory, financial and technical issues. The due-pass recommendation moves the study measure to Legislative Management, which will decide whether to include it among interim studies and allocate resources.

Senator Gerhardt agreed to carry the bill; committee members described the vote as an early step to examine geothermal viability, economics and potential industry opportunities in the state.","The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 7-0 to give a \"due pass\" to Senate Bill 2360, which would place a geothermal-energy study before Legislative Management for consideration. Senators cited existing EERC work, baseload benefits of geothermal, and potential lithium co-production from geothermal brines.","actionData","errors"]

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