National Energy Security Corridors Act

Summary

National Energy Security Corridors Act This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to allow natural gas pipeline rights-of-way through all federally owned lands, including lands in the National Park System, except lands held in trust for an Indian or Indian tribe and lands on the outer Continental Shelf. The Department of the Interior must: (1) identify and designate suitable federal lands as National Energy Security Corridors for use by natural gas transmission facilities, and (2) incorporate such Corridors into the relevant agency land use and resource management plans. Additionally, Interior shall: (1) take into account certain considerations when evaluating federal land for designation as a National Energy Security Corridor, and (2) establish specified procedures to expedite and approve applications for rights-of-way for natural gas pipelines across National Energy Security Corridors. The governor of a state may request a Corridor designation on federal land within that state. For purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 neither the designation of a Corridor, nor the incorporation of a Corridor into agency plans, shall be treated as a major federal action subject to environmental impact evaluation. Interior shall notify certain congressional committees whenever an agency or Interior official fails to comply with federal authorization schedules established under the Natural Gas Act.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 6 October 2015

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 6 October 2015

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 6 October 2015

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 May 2015

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  Introduced in House · EN · 13 May 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 May 2015

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