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Landowner Fairness Act

USA117th CongressS-641| Senate 
| Updated: 3/9/2021
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (2)
Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Landowner Fairness Act This bill limits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility. Specifically, this bill ends the legal presumption that natural gas exports are by definition in the public interest. In addition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must consider certain factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas projects. Finally, the bill prohibits 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
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • March 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Energy

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  • S 117-1953: Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
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

Landowner Fairness Act

USA117th CongressS-641| Senate 
| Updated: 3/9/2021
Landowner Fairness Act This bill limits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility. Specifically, this bill ends the legal presumption that natural gas exports are by definition in the public interest. In addition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must consider certain factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas projects. Finally, the bill prohibits 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
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • March 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (2)
Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • S 117-1953: Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • 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