3.0.0 655 2023-01-11T13:47:46Z 2023-01-11T13:47:46Z Senate S 2021-03-10 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-10T17:19:51Z 2021-03-10 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-03-10 True Energy Federal district courts Intergovernmental relations Jurisdiction and venue Land transfers Land use and conservation Oil and gas Pipelines Property rights State and local government operations Trade restrictions Energy 00 2021-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-18T14:39:17Z Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act

This bill restricts the use of eminent domain to take private or state land for the construction of a natural gas pipeline.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the U.S. districts courts from having jurisdiction to condemn property in which a state owns any interest. Further, the bill prohibits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction of a pipeline that will export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.

]]> Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act Display Title Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to provide that the United States district courts shall not have jurisdiction to condemn property in which a State holds any interest, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s655is/xml/BILLS-117s655is.xml 2021-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.