Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Groups representing corn growers and the ethanol industry are urging Governor Kim Reynolds to veto a bill that would put new restrictions on carbon pipelines.
House Speaker Pat Grassley says House Republicans who’ve passed several pipeline-related bills over the past few years are extremely happy the Senate finally passed one this week.
Grassley, as House speaker, is required to sign each bill that passes the House. In a rare move, Grassley held bill signing ceremony with fellow House Republicans on Wednesday night.
Grassley made his comments during taping of “Iowa Press” which airs tonight (Friday) on Iowa PBS. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association and the Iowa Corn Growers Association say the bill will effectively ban carbon pipelines in Iowa. Kelly Nieuwenhuis, a farmer from Primghar who’s a past president of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, was at the Capitol this week to lobby against the bill.
About three miles of Summit’s pipeline route goes through Nieuwenhuis’s property. Nearly three years ago, he signed a contract giving the company access to that section of his land.
Governor Reynolds has until mid-June to sign — or veto — all the bills that passed the legislature.
