[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1900 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1900

 To provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and 
   approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting, 
   construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline 
                               projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2013

Mr. Pompeo (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Olson, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. 
 Johnson of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and 
   approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting, 
   construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline 
                               projects.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting 
Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATORY APPROVAL OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECTS.

    Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(i) The Commission shall approve or deny a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity that is sought under this Act not later than 
12 months after providing public notice of the application.
    ``(j)(1) The agency responsible for issuing any license, permit, or 
approval required under Federal law in connection with the siting, 
construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline 
project for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity is 
sought under this Act shall approve or deny the issuance of the 
license, permit, or approval not later than 90 days after the 
Commission issues its final environmental document relating to the 
project.
    ``(2) An agency may request that the Commission extend the time 
period under paragraph (1) by 30 days. The Commission shall grant such 
extension if the agency demonstrates that the extension is necessary 
because of unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the agency.
    ``(3) If an agency described in paragraph (1) does not approve or 
deny the issuance of the license, permit, or approval within the time 
period specified under para-graph (1) or (2), as applicable, such 
license, permit, or approval shall go into effect.''.
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