An Act to provide that a company transporting hydrogen, by pipeline, is not a common carrier.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That 49-7-11 be AMENDED:
49-7-11.
All
pipelinesAny
company holding
themselves
itself out to
the general public as
being engaged
in the business of transporting commodities for hire,
by pipeline,
are
is a common
carriers and are
carrier and is
not subject to
the provisions of Title 49
this title,
except as
otherwise
provided by this chapter and chapter 49-41B.
For purposes of this section, the term "commodities" does not include hydrogen.
Nothing in this section authorizes the condemnation of private land by any company for the purpose of building a pipeline to transport hydrogen.