Post by Logan on Feb 12, 2016 6:44:46 GMT -6
The Iowa Utilities Board concluded its fourth day of deliberations Thursday without reaching a decision on a request for a state permit to construct the Bakken pipeline, which would transport North Dakota crude oil through 18 Iowa counties en route to an Illinois distribution hub.
Chairwoman Geri Huser said deliberations will resume Feb. 19, and the board has reserved March 9 and March 10 for additional meetings if necessary.
The three-member state panel appeared to struggle at times this week as it weighed evidence in what a board lawyer described as a first-time regulatory case.
Dakota Access LLC, a unit of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, is seeking permission to construct a 30-inch diameter oil pipeline stretching 346 miles across Iowa. The company also wants eminent domain authority to take 296 parcels of land from private property owners, mostly Iowa farmers, in exchange for fair market compensation.
Read more: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/government/2016/02/11/iowa-board-struggles-pipeline-decision/80254046/
Chairwoman Geri Huser said deliberations will resume Feb. 19, and the board has reserved March 9 and March 10 for additional meetings if necessary.
The three-member state panel appeared to struggle at times this week as it weighed evidence in what a board lawyer described as a first-time regulatory case.
Dakota Access LLC, a unit of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, is seeking permission to construct a 30-inch diameter oil pipeline stretching 346 miles across Iowa. The company also wants eminent domain authority to take 296 parcels of land from private property owners, mostly Iowa farmers, in exchange for fair market compensation.
Read more: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/government/2016/02/11/iowa-board-struggles-pipeline-decision/80254046/