House Bill 6982
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Landowners’ Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 22, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6982
Congress
116
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Landowners' Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2020
This bill revises the rehearing process for petitioners aggrieved by an order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with respect to natural gas pipeline projects.
Specifically, the bill sets forth a 60-day deadline for FERC to respond to a rehearing request from a petitioner. During this time, FERC is prohibited from authorizing construction-related activity that is related to the order, and the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity that is the subject of the order may not exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire land or other property to carry out the pipeline project.
May 22, 2020
05/22/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
05/22/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:50 PM