National Security Interstate Pipeline Act

This bill would let the President designate interstate oil and natural gas pipelines as covered projects if they are needed to supply energy to military installations, the defense industrial base, or critical infrastructure. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would have exclusive authority to approve or deny these projects, and pipeline companies holding a certificate could acquire land through negotiation or eminent domain, with required notice and payment of fair market value. Federal reviews not completed within 180 days, and state, local, or Tribal reviews not completed within 60 days, would be treated as approved. State, Tribal, and local laws and permits that would block or delay these projects could not be enforced, and the President could waive certain federal environmental laws to prevent delay. Legal challenges would go only to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.

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Sponsors

• Ken Calvert Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors