National Energy Security Corridors Act
Latest action · Oct 6, 2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2015 to Sep 24, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | May 13, 2015 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Sep 24, 2015 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.
- Oct 6, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-285.
- Jun 11, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 11, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
- Jun 11, 2015Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8 | North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 7, 2015 |
| S 1196 | Federal Land Access Act | Related bill | May 14, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2015Reported in House
- May 13, 2015Introduced in House
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