Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning.
Urges the SD PUC to perform comprehensive risk assessments of carbon oxide pipelines and tighten safety, security, and emergency-planning rules to protect communities.