Senate Bill 1844
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 19, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1844
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.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure Act of 2017
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 with respect to authorizing a natural gas pipeline project under the Natural Gas Act.FERC must invite and designate other participating agencies involved in the authorization process.
The bill requires concurrent reviews when multiple agencies are involved in the authorization process.
September 19, 2017
09/19/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
09/19/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:33 PM