3.0.0 2115 2023-01-11T13:48:05Z 2023-01-11T13:48:05Z House HR 2021-03-19 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:H.R. 2115.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H1613]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-22T15:18:08Z Referred to 2021-03-19T13:04:50Z 2021-03-22 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2021-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 N M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2021-03-19 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-03-19 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2021-03-19 True Energy Administrative remedies Air quality 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 2021-03-19 Introduced in House 2021-09-14T18:29:57Z Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2021 or the SAFER Pipelines Act of 2021

This bill revises the process used by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to review a pipeline expansion project.

Before granting a certificate for a proposed pipeline expansion project, FERC must conduct (1) a full evidentiary hearing on any contested issue of need for the expansion; or (2) a cumulative review of major energy infrastructure projects planned throughout the region of the expansion, their purported purpose and need, and their prospective impacts on state and regional energy goals. In addition, the bill outlines criteria FERC must consider before granting such a certificate.

In addition to existing environmental review requirements, FERC must meet new environmental review requirements for interstate natural gas pipeline projects, including the requirement to consider the cumulative impacts of other natural gas pipeline projects as specified by this bill.

Finally, FERC must monitor approved pipeline projects for five years to ensure that environmental mitigation steps have been implemented.

]]> SAFER Pipelines Act of 2021 Display Title SAFER Pipelines Act of 2021 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 Title(s) as Introduced SAFER Pipelines Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2115ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2115ih.xml 2021-03-22 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.