[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 150. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. COMMUNITY RIGHT TO PROTECT LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and prior to construction of the
pipeline described in section 2(a), the President, or the
designee of the President, shall provide to each municipality
or county that relies on drinking water from a source that
may be affected by a tar sands spill from the pipeline an
analysis based on the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement referred to in section 2(b) of the potential risks
to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture
of that pipeline.
(b) Notification to Governors.--The President shall provide
a copy of the analysis described in subsection (a) to the
Governor of each State in which an affected municipality or
county is located.
(c) Effect on Construction.--Construction of the pipeline
described in section 2(a) may not begin if the Governor of a
State with an affected municipality or county submits, not
later than 30 days after receiving an analysis under
subsection (b), a petition to the President requesting that
the pipeline not be located in the affected municipality or
county.
(d) Withdrawal.--A petitioner may withdraw a petition
submitted by that petitioner under subsection (c) at any
time.
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