{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-216g.025","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 216G.025","heading":"ROUTING PERMIT; ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW; CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES.","body":"Subdivision 1. Definitions.\n(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.\n(b) \"Carbon dioxide pipeline\" means a pipeline located in Minnesota that transports carbon dioxide in a liquid, gaseous, or supercritical state.\n(c) \"Commission\" means the Public Utilities Commission.\n(d) \"Supercritical\" means a physical state in which a substance is more dense than a gas but less dense than a liquid.\nSubd. 2. Routing permit required.\n(a) A person is prohibited from constructing or operating a carbon dioxide pipeline without a route permit issued by the commission under this chapter.\n(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.\nSubd. 3. Carbon dioxide pipeline; environmental review.\nNotwithstanding any other law or rule, an environmental impact statement must be prepared under Minnesota Rules, chapter 4410, prior to issuing a route permit under this section for a carbon dioxide pipeline. The commission is the governmental unit responsible for preparing an environmental impact statement under this subdivision.","path":["UTILITIES","CHAPTER 216G. PIPELINES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/216G.025","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:37Z","sha256":"b25fcb5200772b6afe0ab558e58206b9e92cae179987b6f8cd1cb76033292797","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-216g.02","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-216g.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}