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Reaffirming Property Rights Through Natural Gas Act Modernization Act

USA116th CongressS-4673| Senate 
| Updated: 9/23/2020
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Reaffirming Property Rights Through Natural Gas Act Modernization Act This bill addresses the use of eminent domain by the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to acquire land or property with respect to the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility, including by (1) ending the legal presumption that natural gas exports are by definition in the public interest, (2) requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider certain factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas projects, and (3) prohibiting the holder of a certification of public convenience and necessity from exercising the right of eminent domain for a pipeline designed to export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.
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Timeline
Sep 23, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 23, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • September 23, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 23, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Judicial review and appealsLand transfersLicensing and registrationsOil and gasPipelinesProperty rightsPublic participation and lobbying

Reaffirming Property Rights Through Natural Gas Act Modernization Act

USA116th CongressS-4673| Senate 
| Updated: 9/23/2020
Reaffirming Property Rights Through Natural Gas Act Modernization Act This bill addresses the use of eminent domain by the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to acquire land or property with respect to the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility, including by (1) ending the legal presumption that natural gas exports are by definition in the public interest, (2) requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider certain factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas projects, and (3) prohibiting the holder of a certification of public convenience and necessity from exercising the right of eminent domain for a pipeline designed to export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.
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Timeline
Sep 23, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 23, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • September 23, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 23, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Judicial review and appealsLand transfersLicensing and registrationsOil and gasPipelinesProperty rightsPublic participation and lobbying