3.0.0 5630 2023-01-11T13:33:29Z 2023-01-11T13:33:29Z House HR 2016-07-06 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:H.R. 5630.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 & 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H4467]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-07-06T14:00:34Z 2016-07-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-07-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 N C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2016-09-07 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2016-09-07 False Energy Administrative remedies Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Licensing and registrations Oil and gas Pipelines Energy 00 2016-07-06 Introduced in House 2016-12-28T23:11:45Z Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2016 or the 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 Display Title Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to apply certain procedures before granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a proposed pipeline project, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Safer Pipelines Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5630ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5630ih.xml 2016-07-06 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.