Carbon dioxide pipeline owners would lose eminent-domain authority

Carbon dioxide pipeline owners and operators would not be allowed to seek or use eminent domain through the Illinois Commerce Commission. The rule would cover pipelines designed, built, and operated to transport carbon dioxide after the Commission grants a certificate under the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. The pipeline certificate would authorize construction and operation but would not itself authorize taking an easement or other property interest through eminent domain. The supplied text contains conflicting leftover wording about seeking eminent-domain authority, so the exact final rule is uncertain.