Company: ENBSF
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000895728-25-000012
Chunk: 20

Company: ENBRIDGE INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 20
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 16, 2025, the US Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District issued notice that the Line 5 Tunnel Project was eligible for and will be reviewed under the emergency/special processing procedures. 

Enbridge Lawsuit

On November 24, 2020, Enbridge filed in the US District Court a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief requesting that the US District Court enjoin the State of Michigan Officials from taking any action to prevent or impede the operation of Line 5. The Government of Canada has filed a supplemental brief reiterating that the 1977 Transit Pipelines Treaty between the US and Canada has been invoked and that the matter is of great importance to Canada. This matter remains in federal court.

In January 2022, the State of Michigan Officials filed a motion to dismiss Enbridge's Complaint and Enbridge filed a motion for summary judgment. On July 5, 2024, the US District Court issued an Order denying the State of Michigan Officials' motion to dismiss Enbridge's Complaint, and the State of Michigan Officials filed for an immediate appeal to the 6th Circuit. On August 29, 2024, the US District Court issued an Order staying the case, pending the 6th Circuit’s decision. On April 23, 2025, the 6th Circuit affirmed the District Court’s denial of the Michigan Officials’ motion to dismiss the Enbridge’s Complaint on sovereign immunity grounds.  

Oral argument was held on March 18, 2025, and a decision from the 6th Circuit is anticipated by the third quarter of 2025. 

DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE

We own an effective interest of 27.6% in the Bakken Pipeline System, which is inclusive of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe filed lawsuits in 2016 with the US Court for the District of Columbia (the District Court) contesting the lawfulness of the Army Corps easement for DAPL, including the adequacy of the Army Corps' environmental review and tribal consultation process. The Oglala Sioux and Yankton Sioux Tribes also filed lawsuits alleging similar claims in 2018.

On June 14, 2017, the District Court found the Army Corps' environmental review to be deficient and ordered the Army Corps to conduct further study concerning spill risks from DAPL.

On March 25, 2020, in response to amended complaints from