South Dakota SCR606: 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.

What the bill says

A concurrent resolution, 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. [ADDED.

From the introduced text:

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, 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. [ADDED: WHEREAS, the development and expansion of carbon oxide pipelines have increased significantly across the United States to accommodate carbon capture and sequestration projects; and] [ADDED: WHEREAS, carbon oxide pipelines are vulnerable to cyberattacks, sabotage, and terrorist attacks targeting energy and other infrastructure to inflict mass casualties or disrupt economies; and] [ADDED: WHEREAS, pipelines transporting hazardous substances, including carbon oxide, are attractive targets for terrorists due to the potential to cause widespread damage and loss of life; and] [ADDED: WHEREAS, carbon oxide pipelines pose unique dangers due to the asphyxiating properties of carbon oxide for instance, which is a dense, odorless, and colorless gas that can settle in low-lying areas and displace oxygen; and] [ADDED: WHEREAS, a breach or targeted attack of a carbon oxide pipeline could result in a rapid and catastrophic release of carbon oxide, potentially leading to mass asphyxiation in nearby communities and creating a weapon of mass destruction scenario; and] [ADDED: WHEREAS, there is …