3.0.0 173 2022-11-01T13:49:29Z 2022-11-01T13:49:29Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRIFFITH:H.R. 173.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H216]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-25T18:07:20Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:24:30Z 2019-01-25 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 N C001118 Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] Ben Cline R VA 6 2019-02-05 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2020-06-15 False Energy Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Oil and gas Parks, recreation areas, trails Pipelines Property rights Public participation and lobbying Energy 00 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-07-19T16:29:22Z Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act

This bill addresses eminent domain, environmental review for interstate natural gas pipeline projects, and the visual impacts of natural gas pipeline projects on national scenic trails.

The bill revises the process for environmental reviews of natural gas projects. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)must prepare a supplement to a draft or final environmental impact statement if (1)FERC makes a substantial change in the proposed action that is relevant to environmental concerns, or (2) there are significant new circumstances relevant to environmental concerns.FERC must also hold public meetings in each county (or equivalent subdivision) in which a project is to be located.

Additionally, in an environmental impact statement, an evaluation of the visual impacts of a project on a national scenic trail must include a cumulative analysis of the visual impacts of the project and similar proposed projects.

]]> Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act Display Title Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Natural Gas Act to bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines, to provide for greater public input opportunities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr173ih/xml/BILLS-116hr173ih.xml 2019-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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.