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About their negotiations. Dakota access started piling up piping to build the project back in may in this Jasper County field. Land owners who refuse to sell could be forced to give up their land. The iowa utilities board is considering the developers request to use Eminent Domain. Eminent domain has been used in the past for public projects. But board is considering it for a private project. Governor branstad says he wont stand in the way. 47 1647 41 many people feel they dont want it to go through their land. Right group to make the decision the utilities board is expected to make its decisi...

I dont think that we should say a blanket statement that Eminent Domain should never be used. But i also believe that the law that is in place that gives the utilities board the responsibility to do it is appropriate. The governors comments came after u. S. Senator rand paul told landowners in newton over the weekend that private land should never be taken through Eminent Domain to benefit a private company. Dakota access, llc wants to use the land for an underground pipeline that would carry roughly a half Million Barrels of crude oil from north dakota. Through iowa. And to a Distribution Cen...