Natural Gas Export Certainty Act of 2014

Summary

Natural Gas Export Certainty Act of 2014 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make a public interest determination and issue an order for an application for the exportation of natural gas to a foreign country through a particular liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal not later than 45 days after receipt of an application for either: (1) construction of an LNG terminal, or (2) conversion of an LNG terminal into an LNG import or export facility. Restricts such an order solely to applications for exportation of natural gas to certain foreign countries that have been pending for a period of at least 180 calendar days. Confers upon the Court of Appeals for the circuit in which such export facility will be located original and exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions for the review of: (1) an order issued by the Secretary about the application, or (2) the failure of the Secretary to issue a decision on it. Requires the Court, if it finds that the Secretary has failed to issue a decision on an application, to order the Secretary to issue one within 30 days. Requires the Court to set any civil action brought under this Act on the docket, for expedited consideration, as soon as practical after the filing date of the initial pleading.

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Timeline

1. 22 July 2014

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 July 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 July 2014 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 July 2014

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• John Hoeven · R · Sponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A bill to expedite decisions on applications for authorization to export natural gas, and for other purposes.
• related to → North Atlantic Energy Security Act