3.0.0 3441 2020-01-29T20:30:07Z 2020-01-29T20:30:07Z Senate S S 2008-08-01 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T16:42:48Z 2008-08-01 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-08-01 True Energy Energy facilities Energy storage Federal preemption Federal-state relations Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Imports Liquefied natural gas Marine terminals Pipelines Public meetings State laws Transportation and Public Works Transportation safety Energy 00 2008-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-09T18:53:56Z Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Authorization Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit siting, constructing, expanding, or operating a liquefied natural gas import terminal within a state unless: (1) an application to do so is submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and to the agency with siting authority in the state in which the liquefied natural gas import terminal is located; and (2) FERC and the state agency issue an order approving the application.

Sets forth terms and conditions for application approval.

Amends federal transportation law to permit a state to adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for liquefied natural gas pipeline facilities if those standards are compatible with the minimum standards prescribed under federal pipeline safety law.

Prohibits a state authority from adopting or continuing in force safety standards for interstate pipeline facilities or transportation, except in the case of liquefied natural gas pipeline facilities.


]]> Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Authorization Act Short Titles as Introduced Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Authorization Act Display Title Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Authorization Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide certain requirements for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3441is/xml/BILLS-110s3441is.xml 2008-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.