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Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
North American-Made Energy Security Act - Directs the President, acting through the Secretary of Energy (DOE), to coordinate with each federal agency responsible for coordinating or considering an aspect of the President's National Interest Determination and Presidential Permit decision regarding construction and operation of the Keystone XL pipeline (from Hardisty, Alberta, to Steele City, Nebraska, and then on to the U.S. Gulf Coast through Cushing, Oklahoma) to ensure that all necessary actions are taken on an expedited schedule. Requires each such agency to comply with any deadline the Secretary establishes. Directs the President, within 30 days after the final environmental impact statement, but not later than November 1, 2011, to issue a final order granting or denying the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. States that no action by the Secretary pursuant to this Act shall affect any duty or responsibility to comply with any requirement to conduct environmental review. Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States must decrease its dependence on oil from countries hostile to its interests, and (2) increased access to Canadian energy resources will create jobs in the United States.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the North American-Made Energy Security Act, directs the President, through the Secretary of Energy, to expedite the decision-making process for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would transport oil from Alberta, Canada, to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Secretary of Energy is tasked with coordinating with all relevant federal agencies to ensure necessary actions are completed on an expedited schedule, and these agencies must adhere to deadlines set by the Secretary. The President is required to issue a final decision, either granting or denying the Presidential Permit for the pipeline, within 30 days of the final environmental impact statement being released, but no later than November 1, 2011. Importantly, this expedited process does not waive any requirements for environmental reviews. The bill also includes a declaration of Congress's sentiment that the United States should reduce its reliance on oil from hostile nations and that increased access to Canadian energy resources would create jobs in the U.S.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (37)
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Dan Boren (D),
Paul Broun (R),
Michael Burgess (R),
Jason Chaffetz (R),
John Duncan (R),
Renee Ellmers (R),
Bill Flores (R),
Cory Gardner (R),
Kay Granger (R),
Gene Green (D),
Tim Huelskamp (R),
Lynn Jenkins (R),
Steve King (R),
Jeffrey Landry (R),
Bob Latta (R),
Billy Long (R),
Cynthia Lummis (R),
Daniel Lungren (R),
Connie Mack (R),
David McKinley (R),
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),
Tim Murphy (R),
Sue Myrick (R),
Pete Olson (R),
Ron Paul (R),
Joseph Pitts (R),
Ted Poe (R),
Denny Rehberg (R),
Mike Ross (D),
Steve Scalise (R),
John Shimkus (R),
John Sullivan (R),
Lee Terry (R),
Fred Upton (R),
Greg Walden (R),
Ed Whitfield (R),
Last Action
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116. (on 07/28/2011)
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