North American Energy Infrastructure Act
Latest action · May 14, 2015 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-65.
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 6, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
North American Energy Infrastructure Act
Prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a cross-border segment of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico without obtaining a certificate of crossing under this Act.
Requires the Department of State, with respect to oil pipelines, or the Department of Energy (DOE), with respect to electric transmission facilities, to issue a certificate of crossing for the cross-border segment within 120 days after final action is taken under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, unless it is not in U.S. public interest.
Directs DOE, as a condition of issuing a certificate, to require that the cross-border segment be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained consistent with specified policies and standards.
Amends the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve within 30 days after receipt any application for the importation or exportation of natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico.
Declares that no presidential permit shall be necessary for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, including any cross-border segment.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 6, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | May 6, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-65.
- May 6, 2015Introduced in Senate
- May 6, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 791 | American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 | Related bill | Mar 18, 2015 |
| HR 1487 | American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 8, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Canada
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Energy
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Idaho
- Latin America
- Licensing and registrations
- Maine
- Mexico
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York State
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oil and gas
- Pennsylvania
- Pipelines
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Texas
- Trade restrictions
- Vermont
- Washington State
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2015Introduced in Senate
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