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National Energy Security Corridors Act

Introduced: May 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.
Oct 6, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-285.
Jun 11, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
Jun 11, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 11, 2015
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Jun 11, 2015
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jun 10, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 13, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Energy Security Corridors Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to allow natural gas pipeline rights-of-way through all federally owned lands, including lands in the National Park System, except lands held in trust for an Indian or Indian tribe and lands on the outer Continental Shelf.

The Department of the Interior must: (1) identify and designate suitable federal lands as National Energy Security Corridors for construction, operation, and maintenance of natural gas transmission facilities; and (2) incorporate such Corridors into the relevant agency land use and resource management plans.

Additionally, Interior shall: (1) take into account certain considerations when evaluating federal land for designation as a National Energy Security Corridor, and (2) establish specified procedures to expedite and approve applications for rights-of-way for natural gas pipelines across National Energy Security Corridors.

The governor of a state may request Corridors to be designated on federal land within that state.

For purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 neither the designation of a Corridor, nor the incorporation of a Corridor into agency plans, shall be treated as a major federal action subject to environmental impact evaluation.

All applications for rights-of-way for natural gas transmission facilities across the designated Corridors shall be subject to specified environmental protections.

(Sec. 3) Interior shall notify certain congressional committees whenever an agency or Interior official fails to comply with federal authorization schedules established under the Natural Gas Act.

What's happening now October 6, 2015

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8