To establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates a certificate-of-crossing process and 120-day post-NEPA decision deadline for covered international oil, natural gas, and electric transmission border facilities and requires removes prior text that would have creates a certificate-of-crossing process and 120-day post-NEPA decision deadline for covered international oil, natural gas, and electric transmission border facilities. It relies on compliance mandates and exemptions. The main policy areas are Energy and Environment.
Who Benefits and How
Cross-border oil and natural gas pipeline developers could face lower compliance burdens, Electric transmission developers building international interconnections could face lower compliance burdens, and FERC and Department of Energy certificate reviewers could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FERC and Department of Energy certificate reviewers would take on compliance duties, Environmental groups opposing cross-border fossil fuel infrastructure could face increased risk, and Cross-border oil and natural gas pipeline developers would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates a certificate-of-crossing process and 120-day post-NEPA decision deadline for covered international oil, natural gas, and electric transmission border facilities.
- Requires removes prior text that would have creates a certificate-of-crossing process and 120-day post-NEPA decision deadline for covered international oil, natural gas, and electric transmission border facilities.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates a certificate-of-crossing process and 120-day post-NEPA decision deadline for covered international oil, natural gas, and electric transmission border facilities and requires removes prior text that would have creates a certificate-of-crossing process and 120-day post-NEPA decision deadline for covered international oil, natural gas, and electric transmission border facilities.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill creates a certificate-of-crossing process and 120-day post-NEPA decision deadline for covered international oil, natural gas, and electric transmission border facilities and requires removes prior text that would have creates a certificate-of-crossing process and 120-day post-NEPA decision deadline for covered international oil, natural gas, and electric transmission border facilities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Cross-border oil and natural gas pipeline developers
- Electric transmission developers building international interconnections
- FERC and Department of Energy certificate reviewers
- Environmental groups opposing cross-border fossil fuel infrastructure
Identified Costs
- FERC and Department of Energy certificate reviewers
- Environmental groups opposing cross-border fossil fuel infrastructure
- Cross-border oil and natural gas pipeline developers
- Electric transmission developers building international interconnections
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Balderson, Mr. Latta, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Reschenthaler, …
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Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources discharged; committed …
Mr. Armstrong introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Cross-border oil and natural gas pipeline developers
Cross-border oil and natural gas pipeline developers faces effects in multiple directions
Electric transmission developers building international interconnections
Electric transmission developers building international interconnections faces effects in multiple directions
FERC and Department of Energy certificate reviewers
FERC and Department of Energy certificate reviewers faces effects in multiple directions
Environmental groups opposing cross-border fossil fuel infrastructure
Environmental groups opposing cross-border fossil fuel infrastructure faces effects in multiple directions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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