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[H.R. 3062 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 669
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3062

                      [Report No. 114-856, Part I]

To prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2015

  Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Hill, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Westerman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

                            December 8, 2016

  Reported and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a 
  period ending not later than December 8, 2016, for consideration of 
  such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that 
              committee pursuant to clause 1(f) of rule X

                            December 8, 2016

   The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain 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 ``Assuring Private Property Rights 
Over Vast Access to Land Act'' or the ``APPROVAL Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EMINENT DOMAIN FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.

    Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16421) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as 
        subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Prohibition on Eminent Domain.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (including regulations), the Secretary, SWPA, and WAPA 
may not carry out any Project under this section through the use of 
eminent domain, unless the use of eminent domain is explicitly 
authorized by--
            ``(1) the Governor and the head of each applicable public 
        utility commission or public service commission of the affected 
        State; and
            ``(2) the head of the governing body of each Indian tribe 
        the land of which would be affected.
    ``(e) Siting Requirement.--To the maximum extent practicable, a 
Project carried out under this section shall be sited on--
            ``(1) an existing Federal right-of-way; or
            ``(2) Federal land managed by--
                    ``(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
                    ``(B) the Forest Service;
                    ``(C) the Bureau of Reclamation; or
                    ``(D) the Corps of Engineers.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 669

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3062

                      [Report No. 114-856, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 8, 2016

  Reported and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a 
  period ending not later than December 8, 2016, for consideration of 
  such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that 
              committee pursuant to clause 1(f) of rule X

                            December 8, 2016

   The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed