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House Passes Extensions to Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Legislation

By Associated Press

Frankfort, KY – Kentucky lawmakers have wrapped up work on legislation that would extend eminent domain rights to pipeline companies that would dispose of carbon dioxide. The Senate-passed measure won final approval in the House on an 80-to-17 vote Tuesday. The proposal now goes to Governor Steve Beshear. The bill seeks to allow private companies to obtain easements across private property to develop pipelines to transport carbon dioxide -- a byproduct of converting coal to cleaner-burning fuels. Kentucky already allows the use of eminent domain for natural gas and oil pipelines. House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins said building pipelines to transport carbon dioxide is crucial to developing coal gasification and other energy projects in Kentucky.