(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says she and her staff are assessing legislation that would establish new regulations for carbon pipelines. “There’s a whole lot of passionate advocates on both sides of this issue,” Reynolds says, “so I have been meeting with stakeholders on both sides. We started that this week. We’ll continue that next week.” The governor has until June 14th to make decisions on ALL the bills that cleared the legislature this year. Reynolds says for at least another week she plans to continue what she describes as listening sessions with advocates of the bill and those who are asking her to veto it. “I’ll make an informed decision based on the conversations we’ve had,” Reynolds says, “but we’re still in the midst of doing that.”

The governor says almost every meeting has led to additional research by her legal counsel and other staff to learn more about the details of the bill and its impact. “We’ve reached out to some individuals to have them come in, so I’m getting a good view of both sides of the issue,” Reynolds said, “and just talking to me about what the impact of the bill means to them.”

Reynolds made her comments during taping of the “Iowa Press” program that airs tonight (Friday) on Iowa P-B-S. After four years of action on pipeline-related bills in the House, this is the first year the Senate passed one to the governor’s desk.