[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 241. 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, and
to the Governors of each State in which an affected
municipality or county is located, an analysis based on the
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement described
in section 2(b) of the potential risks to public health and
the environment from a leak or rupture of that pipeline.
(b) 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 (a), a petition to the President requesting
additional review of the pipeline.
(c) Withdrawal.--A Governor may withdraw a petition
submitted under subsection (b) at any time.
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