3.0.0 6124 2023-01-11T13:21:36Z 2023-01-11T13:21:36Z House H HR 2010-09-14 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-09-14T18:02:43Z 2010-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 N Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Oil and gas State and local government operations Trade restrictions Energy 00 2010-09-14 Introduced in House 2010-12-20T16:55:25Z Local Control for Energy and Environment Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal federal regulatory oversight over: (1) companies engaged in the importation or exportation of natural gas in foreign commerce; and (2) the persons engaged in such importation or exportation.

Repeals: (1) the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve or deny applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operations of liquid natural gas (LNG) terminals; (2) the requirement that FERC enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense (DOD) ensuring FERC coordination with DOD regarding the siting, construction, expansion or operation of LNG facilities that may affect an active military installation; and (3) the oversight functions of both FERC and the states concerning state and local safety considerations over LNG terminal construction.

Requires any agency agreements, collaborations, or activities entered into by FERC concerning the environmental impact, public safety, or security of an LNG facility to: (1) include input by and consultation with the state in which such facility is located; and (2) make available to the public in print and on an Internet website reports and documents generated from such agreements, collaborations, and activities.

]]> Local Control for Energy and Environment Act Display Title Local Control for Energy and Environment Act Official Title as Introduced To amend certain provisions of the Natural Gas Act relating to exportation or importation of natural gas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Local Control for Energy and Environment Act Introduced in House 2010-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr6124ih/xml/BILLS-111hr6124ih.xml 2010-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.