[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 177. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her 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. __. REPORT ON FEDERAL PERMITTING EFFICIENCY.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report that identifies whether the more than
2,300-day process associated with the approval of the
application described in section 2(a) meets the goal of
Executive Order 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to
issuance of permits with respect to certain energy-related
facilities and land transportation crossings on the
international boundaries of the United States) to ``expedite
reviews of permits as necessary to accelerate the completion
of energy and transmission projects''.
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