US Congress House Bill 2295 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 14-1)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-10-06 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

National Energy Security Corridors Act

Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]
Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-06	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.
2015-10-06	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-285.
2015-06-11	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
2015-06-11	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-06-11	House	Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
2015-06-11	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2015-06-10	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-06-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2015-06-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2015-05-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-05-13	House	Introduced in House

SB1196 (Related) 2015-05-14 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
HB8 (Related) 2015-12-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2295/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2295/BILLS-114hr2295ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2295/BILLS-114hr2295rh.pdf