Gov. Burgum signs bill to deter pipeline tampering

Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that supporters say will deter tampering with or damaging pipelines and other critical infrastructure.

Burgum signed Senate Bill 2044 on Wednesday evening after the legislation received support from a majority of Senate and House members.

The bill was introduced in response to activists who turned an emergency valve of an oil pipeline in northeast North Dakota in 2016.

The legislation includes a penalty of up to $100,000 for an organization that is found guilty of conspiring with an individual who tampers with or damages critical infrastructure.

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