Energy (Pipeline Infrastructure)

HF 780 prohibits the Iowa Utilities Commission from renewing permits for pipelines transporting liquefied carbon dioxide and limits all such pipelines to a maximum 25-year operational period. The bill amends existing law to specifically prevent permit renewals for CO2 pipelines, while maintaining the current 25-year maximum permit duration. This directly affects pipeline companies seeking to operate or extend operations for liquefied CO2 transportation. The measure focuses on setting clear, time-bound operational limits for these specific pipelines.

HF 302 amends Iowa law to remove language requiring consideration of reducing petroleum dependency or atmospheric contamination from agricultural energy policies. It specifically prohibits the Iowa Utilities Commission from factoring climate change into decisions about granting hazardous liquid pipeline permits. The bill changes two statutory sections: one eliminates references to reducing fossil fuel combustion impacts in agricultural energy support, and the other explicitly bans climate change as a consideration for pipeline permits. This directly affects the commission's permitting process for pipeline projects and the state's statutory framework for energy policy.