I 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6164 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2012 Mr. Terry (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Olson, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Berg, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Harper, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Long, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Matheson, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Walden, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Flores, Mr. Graves of Missouri, and Mr. Griffith of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border.

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Keystone XL permit approval

Notwithstanding Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and any other Executive order or provision of law, no presidential permit shall be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. The final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, shall be considered to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Nothing in this Act shall affect the ongoing work of the State of Nebraska with regard to the fully intrastate portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.