117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline.
February 2, 2021
Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Moran, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act”.
SEC. 2. Keystone XL authorization.
(a) Authorization.—TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., may construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline facilities at the international border of the United States and Canada at Phillips County, Montana, for the import of oil from Canada to the United States described in the Presidential Permit of March 29, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 13101).
(b) No Presidential permit required.—No Presidential permit (or similar permit) under Executive Order 13867 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to the issuance of permits with respect to facilities and land transportation crossings at the international boundaries of the United States), Executive Order 12038 (42 U.S.C. 7151 note; relating to the transfer of certain functions to the Secretary of Energy), Executive Order 10485 (15 U.S.C. 717b note; relating to the performance of functions respecting electric power and natural gas facilities located on United States borders), or any other Executive order shall be required for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the pipeline facilities described in subsection (a).