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House Bill 2910
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Jul 19, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 15, 2017
Latest Action
Jul 20, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2910
Congress
115
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Bill Flores
Texas
Republican
Chris Collins
New York
Republican
Kevin Cramer
North Dakota
Republican
Bill Johnson
Ohio
Republican
Pete Olson
Texas
Republican
Pete Sessions
Texas
Republican
David McKinley
West Virginia
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
402
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

This bill expands the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)to act as the lead agency for the purpose of coordinating all applicable federal authorizations and environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) with respect to authorizing a natural gas pipeline project under the Natural Gas Act.

Federal, state, and local agencies involved in the environmental review process must defer to FERC's approved scope for a NEPA review.

FERC must invite and designate the other participating agencies involved in the authorization process. A federal, state, or local agency may not participate if it informs FERC that it does not have the necessary authority or expertise, or does not intend to submit comments.

An agency that is not designated may not conduct an environmental review unless it is legally required to do so and the agency requires information that FERC could not obtain through its NEPA review.

The bill establishes a 90 day deadline to complete an authorization application for other authorizing agencies and requires concurrent reviews when multiple agencies are involved in the authorization process.

If a federal or state agency considering an aspect of an application for authorization requires the person applying for such authorization to submit data, the agency must consider any such data gathered by aerial or other remote means that the person submits.

FERC must track and publicly display on its website specific information related to the actions required to complete an authorization.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
July 20, 2017
Engrossed in House
July 19, 2017
Reported in House
July 17, 2017
Introduced in House
June 15, 2017
Amendments (3)
Jul 19, 2017
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 206
Amendment sought to improve the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's public comment and transparency process. It would require FERC to issue a supplemental environmental impact statement if there is critical new information relevant to a pipeline proposal, and to require mitigation plans for adverse impacts if not already provided.
Active
Jul 19, 2017
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 205
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 115-235 to direct FERC, in considering an application for an authorization or certificate covered by the bill, to consult with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration regarding the extent of the applicant's compliance with security guidance and best practice recommendations issued by TSA on pipeline infrastructure security, pipeline cybersecurity, pipeline personnel security, and other pipeline security measures designed to ensure the public safety.
Agreed To
Jul 19, 2017
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 204
Amendment sought to prohibit the application of section 3 if any part of a pipeline facility that is a subject of the application is to be located on lands required under Federal, State, or local law to be managed for purposes of natural resource conservation or recreation.
Active
Related Bills (1)
Jul 19, 2017
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 454
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2910) to provide for Federal and State agency coordination in the approval of certain authorizations under the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2883) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 218) to provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a road between King Cove and Cold Bay; and for other purposes.
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Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
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