Building American Energy Security Act of 2023
Latest action · May 2, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 2, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Building American Energy Security Act of 2023
This bill establishes requirements to accelerate the environmental review of federal agency actions that involve certain energy infrastructure or critical mineral projects, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.
Specifically, the bill modifies requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including by
- setting maximum timelines for the environmental reviews of federal actions that involve major energy infrastructure projects,
- allowing project sponsors to sue agencies if the timelines are not met,
- establishing requirements to accelerate such reviews that involve multiple agencies, and
- limiting judicial review of agency decisions.
Further, the President must designate and periodically update a list of high-priority energy infrastructure projects and prioritize permitting for these projects.
The bill also expands covered projects under FAST-41, which qualify for expedited environmental review, to include certain federal agency actions that involve (1) critical minerals, or (2) energy infrastructure projects that require an investment of more than $50 million.
In addition, the bill modifies provisions under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act, including by authorizing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve permits for certain interstate electric transmission facilities and hydrogen pipelines. Finally, the bill requires federal agencies to take certain actions to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in Senate
- May 2, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in Senate
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