Bill > S5290

This bill, the Protect LNG Act of 2024, aims to address the effect of litigation on applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). It defines "covered applications" as applications for authorizations to export natural gas or site, construct, expand, or operate LNG facilities. The bill states that a civil action relating to the environmental review of a covered facility will not affect the validity of a permit, license, or approval issued to that facility. If the environmental review is found to violate the relevant laws, the court must remand the matter to the relevant federal agency to resolve the violation, and the agency must continue to process all covered applications. The bill also establishes that the court of appeals for the circuit where the covered facility is located will have exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions for review of orders related to covered applications, and sets an expedited review process and a 90-day time limit for filing claims challenging permits, licenses, or approvals for covered facilities.