US Congress House Bill 5630 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2016 Safer Pipelines Act of 2016 This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), before granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a proposed pipeline expansion project, to: conduct a full evidentiary hearing on the need for the expansion or a cumulative review of planned energy infrastructure projects in the region of the proposed expansion; and consider matters that include existing capacity, renewable energy goals, and the ability to otherwise meet energy needs. Additionally, FERC must: (1) consider, in the case of interstate pipeline projects, the cumulative environmental impacts of other interstate or regional projects; and (2) monitor approved pipeline projects for five years to ensure that environmental mitigation steps have been implemented.

Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2016 Safer Pipelines Act of 2016

Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]

Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-07-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5630/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5630/BILLS-114hr5630ih.pdf