South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Thursday that he signed a bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines in that state, delivering a victory to property-rights activists who spent several years advocating for the bill.

South Dakota landowners scored a victory after a bill to block Summit from using eminent domain to acquire land passed the House and Senate.

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed a bill on Thursday banning the use of eminent domain, which allows private land to be taken for public use, for the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines,