HB492 grants domestic and foreign corporations the authority to expropriate land for transporting carbon dioxide by pipeline for underground storage or enhanced recovery if they cannot reach a compensation agreement with landowners.
The Louisiana State Senate passed HB492 on May 31, 2024 by a vote of 37 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because the rapid and unjust expansion of carbon capture and storage systems in the United States is closely tied to the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for "sustainable development." Allowing corporations—both domestic and foreign—to seize private land for carbon dioxide pipelines under the guise of "climate change" is an egregious abuse of eminent domain that endangers the property rights of all Americans, particularly those in rural Louisiana and beyond. If we are to preserve our nation as the "land of the free," states and citizens must take a stand against this global assault on farmers, ranchers, and landowners.
United States Constitution
Fifth Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
United States Constitution
Ninth Amendment
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
United States Constitution
14th Amendment Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
