Breaking News: North Dakota PSC Rules Against Local Control In Summit Case
Summit Carbon Solutions and other pipeline companies scored a victory Wednesday when the North Dakota Public Service Commission decided that state rules preempt local ordinances.
From the North Dakota Monitor:
Summit wins on local ordinance issue; permit hearings still weeks away
Summit Carbon Solutions and other pipeline companies scored a victory Wednesday when the North Dakota Public Service Commission decided that state rules preempt local ordinances on pipeline zoning issues.
That decision paves the way for a rehearing on Summit’s application for a pipeline permit, which the commission denied last year.
Commission Chairman Randy Christmann said hearings on Summit’s revised application would be at latest four weeks away and may be longer.
On local ordinances, Christmann said state law, which was changed in 2019, is clear: “the approval of a route permit for a gas or liquid transmission facility automatically supersedes and preempts local land use or zoning regulations exc…
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