3.0.0 1616 2023-01-11T13:28:01Z 2023-01-11T13:28:01Z House HR 2015-03-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRAMER:H.R. 1616.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States, as enumerated in Article 4, Section 3, Clause2, of the United States Constitution.[Page H2034]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-08T21:29:39Z hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-08T21:29:28Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-08T21:29:15Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-08T21:29:04Z Referred to 2015-03-25T14:06:00Z Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act 114 411 S 2015-05-14 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS 2015-04-08 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2015-04-08 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indians, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2015-04-08 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-04-08 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2015-03-25 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND N C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2015-03-25 True Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Ryan Zinke R MT K. 0 2015-03-25 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2015-03-25 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2015-04-21 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-04-21 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2015-06-09 False L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2016-04-29 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Indian lands and resources rights Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Oil and gas Pipelines Energy 00 2015-03-25 Introduced in House 2015-04-02T18:37:17Z Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant a right of way for natural gas pipelines through a unit of the National Park System for a maximum term of 30 years, and a maximum width of 50 feet.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to permit the use of rights of way for natural gas pipelines through public lands, forest, and other reservations of the United States, and specified national parks in California.

Defines "gas gathering line and associated field compression unit" as: (1) a pipeline installed to transport natural gas production associated with one or more wells drilled and completed to produce oil or gas; and (2) if necessary, a compressor to raise the pressure of that transported natural gas to higher pressures suitable to enable the gas to flow into pipelines and other facilities.

Excludes from such definition any pipeline or compression unit installed to transport natural gas from a processing plant to a common carrier pipeline or facility.

Excludes from federal lands, for purposes of gas gathering line and associated field compression units, any unit of the National Park System, any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, or Indian land.

Deems the issuance of a sundry notice or right-of-way for a gas gathering line and associated field compression unit located on federal or Indian land and servicing an oil well to be an action categorically excluded for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), if the line and the compression unit are: (1) within a field or unit for which an approved land use plan or an environmental document prepared pursuant to NEPA analyzed transportation of natural gas produced from one or more oil wells in that field or unit as a reasonably foreseeable activity, and (2) located adjacent to or within an existing disturbed area or an existing corridor for a right-of-way.

(A "categorical exclusion" is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.)

Applies this categorical exclusion to Indian land if the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the land requests in writing that the exclusion apply.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary to study permissible actions or proposed changes to federal law which would expedite permitting for gas gathering lines and associated field compression units located on federal land or Indian land to transport natural gas associated with oil and gas production on any land, to a processing plant or a common carrier pipeline for delivery to markets.

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the appropriate agency head to issue a sundry notice or right-of-way for a gas gathering line and associated field compression unit located on federal land within 90 days after receiving the request for a line and compression unit described in this Act, unless the Secretary or agency head finds that the sundry notice or right-of-way would violate either the National Historic Preservation Act or the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

]]> Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act Display Title Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the approval of natural gas pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain natural gas gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act Introduced in House 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1616ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1616ih.xml 2015-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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.