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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Senate section on pages S210-S215 on Jan. 13, 2015.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 4. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the amendment, add the following:
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COASTWISE TRADE.
(a) In General.--Section 12112(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--A coastwise endorsement may be issued for a vessel that qualifies under the laws of the United States to engage in the coastwise trade.''.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard shall issue regulations to implement the amendment made by subsection (a) that require all vessels permitted to engage in the coastwise trade to meet all appropriate safety and security requirements.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Tank vessel construction standards.--Section 3703a(c)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and is qualified for documentation as a wrecked vessel under section 12112 of this title''.
(2) Liquified gas tankers.--Section 12120 of such title is amended by striking ``, if the vessel--'' and all that follows and inserting a period.
(3) Small passenger vessels.--Section 12121(b) of such title is amended by striking ``12112,''.
(4) Loss of coastwise trade privileges.--Section 12132 of such title is repealed.
(5) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 12132.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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SA 5. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON AFFECTED LANDOWNERS.
Not less frequently than once each year for the duration of the construction of the pipeline described in section 2(a), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Governors of the States in which the pipeline described in section 2(a) is constructed, shall submit to Congress a report that describes--
(1) the number of individual private landowners (referred to in this section as the ``landowners'') whose land is located in the planned path of the pipeline;
(2) the acreage of land located in the planned path of the pipeline that is held by each of the landowners;
(3) the amount of property of the landowners that has been transferred to TransCanada Corporation or TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.; and
(4) the means TransCanada Corporation and TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. used to acquire the land described in paragraph (3).
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SA 6. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE.
It is the sense of the Senate that climate change--
(1) is real;
(2) is caused by humans;
(3) is urgent; and
(4) is solvable.
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SA 7. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. 3. FINDINGS; SENSE OF THE SENATE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces of the earth has increased over the past 150 years, and the increase is mostly due to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels;
(2) known as climate change, this increase in temperature has already begun affecting the weather in the United States;
(3) fighting climate change requires transitioning to clean energy, such as solar and wind power, and away from dirty energy, such as oil and coal; and
(4) stopping climate change will strengthen the health of families by reducing local air and water pollution.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
(1) take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and
(2) encourage other countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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SA 8. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) climate change is solvable and urgent;
(2) stopping climate change will improve the health of all the people of the United States, especially children, the elderly, and people with chronic illnesses, by reducing air pollution and water pollution;
(3) families in the United States will benefit economically from transitioning to clean energy, such as solar and wind, and away from dirty energy, such as oil and coal, as soon as possible; and
(4) climate change--
(A) is real;
(B) is mostly due to human activities; and
(C) has already begun affecting the weather in the United States.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress should--
(1) take action to reduce heat-trapping pollution; and
(2) encourage other countries to reduce heat-trapping pollution.
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SA 9. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the pipeline and facilities referred to in section 2(a) may not continue operation unless each year during the 10-year period beginning on commencement of operation of the pipeline referred to in section 2(a), the annual amount of non-hydro renewable energy capacity that is built in the United States is equal to or greater than the maximum annual capacity of the pipeline on an energy content basis.
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SA 10. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. __. FINES FOR TRESPASS AND DRILLING WITHOUT APPROVAL.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) Trespass or drilling without approval.--The term
``trespass or drilling without approval'' has the meaning given the term in the report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior entitled
``Inspection Report--BLM Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Trespass and Drilling Without Approval'' and dated September 29, 2014.
(b) Shut Down of Wells.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall conduct a due process hearing for any owner or operator of a well who has been detected as potentially committing trespass or drilling without approval.
(2) Shut down.--After providing the due process hearing under paragraph (1), the Director shall shut down any well the owner or operator of which has been found to have intentionally committed trespass or drilling without approval.
(c) Fines; Royalty Rate Payment.--
(1) In general.--An owner or operator of a well that has been found to have committed trespass or drilling without approval (intentional or unintentional) under subsection (b) shall be subject to the following fines:
(A) Monetary fine.--The owner or operator shall be fined an amount equal to the cost the owner or operator incurred to drill and complete the well.
(B) Royalty rate.--The owner or operator shall be fined an amount equal to the royalty rate the owner or operator would have paid to the Federal Government had the owner or operator secured approval to drill the well from the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) Use of fines.--
(A) In general.--The Director shall use 25 percent of the revenues raised from the imposition of monetary fines under paragraph (1)(A) to fund programs in the Bureau of Land Management that increase prevention and enforcement of trespass or drilling without approval on Federal land.
(B) Monitoring and enforcement standards.--
(i) In general.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Director shall standardize the monitoring and enforcement policies of the Bureau of Land Management, to be implemented across the regional offices of the Bureau of Land Management, to increase monitoring of drilling on Federal land.
(ii) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Director in carrying out clause (i).
(d) Liability.--The owner or operator, including any subcontractor of the owner or operator, shall be liable for any claim or cause of action arising from the trespass or drilling without approval.
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SA 11. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) rural communities are critical to the food supply and recreation opportunities of the United States;
(2) farming, fishing, forestry, and recreation in the rural communities of the United States are particularly vulnerable to changes in climate;
(3) the overwhelming majority of the scientific community agrees that global warming is real and predominantly attributable to human activity;
(4) climate change is already having devastating impacts to the rural communities of the United States;
(5) winter snow pack is decreasing, impacting agricultural producers who depend on irrigation;
(6) ocean acidity levels are increasing and ocean water temperatures are rising, impacting coastal fishermen; and
(7) the fire season in the Western United States is growing longer, impacting loggers and mill owners.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) climate change is real;
(2) the rural communities of the United States are and will be significantly impacted by climate change; and
(3) the United States should make it a priority to protect the rural communities and natural resources from the worst impacts of climate change.
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SA 12. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS
ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) agree that global warming is real and due to human activity;
(2) the National Academy of Sciences agrees that global warming is real and due to human activity;
(3) the American Association for the Advancement of Science agrees that global warming is real and due to human activity;
(4) the American Chemical Society agrees that global warming is real and due to human activity;
(5) the American Geophysical Union agrees that global warming is real and due to human activity;
(6) the American Medical Association agrees that global warming is real and due to human activity;
(7) the American Meteorological Society agrees that global warming is real and due to human activity;
(8) the American Physical Society agrees that global warming is real and due to human activity; and
(9) the Geological Society of America agrees that global warming is real and due to human activity.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Congress should take under due consideration advice from the leading scientific institutions in the United States; and
(2) global warming is real and due to human activity.
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SA 13. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Baldwin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; as follows:
At the end of section 2, add the following:
(f) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), none of the crude oil and bitumen transported into the United States by the operation of the Keystone XL pipeline under the authority provided by subsection (a), and none of the refined petroleum fuel products originating from that crude oil or bitumen, may be exported from the United States.
(2) Waivers authorized.--The President may waive the limitation described in paragraph (1) if--
(A) the President determines that a waiver is in the national interest because it--
(i) will not lead to an increase in domestic consumption of crude oil or refined petroleum products obtained from countries hostile to United States' interests or with political and economic instability that compromises energy supply security;
(ii) will not lead to higher costs to refiners who purchase the crude oil than the refiners would pay for crude oil in the absence of the waiver; and
(iii) will not lead to higher gasoline costs to consumers than consumers would pay in the absence of the waiver;
(B) an exchange of crude oil or refined product provides for no net loss of crude oil or refined product consumed domestically; or
(C) a waiver is necessary under the Constitution, a law, or an international agreement.
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SA 14. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. CRUDE OIL EXPORTS.
(a) Repeal of Presidential Authority to Restrict Oil Exports.--
(1) In general.--Section 103 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6212) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 12 of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 719j) is amended--
(i) by striking ``and section 103 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act''; and
(ii) by striking ``such Acts'' and inserting ``that Act''.
(B) The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
(i) in section 251 (42 U.S.C. 6271)--
(I) by striking subsection (d); and
(II) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
(ii) in section 523(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 6393(a)(1)), by striking ``(other than section 103 thereof)''.
(b) Repeal of Limitations on Exports of Oil.--
(1) In general.--Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (u); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (v) through (y) as subsections (u) through (x), respectively.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 1107(c) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3167(c)) is amended by striking
``(u) through (y)'' and inserting ``(u) through (x)''.
(B) Section 23 of the Deep Water Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1522) is repealed.
(C) Section 203(c) of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652(c)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``(w)(2), and (x))'' and inserting
``(v)(2), and (w))''.
(D) Section 509(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 2009(c)) is amended by striking ``subsection (w)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection
(v)(2)''.
(c) Repeal of Limitations on Export of OCS Oil or Gas.--Section 28 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1354) is repealed.
(d) Termination of Limitation on Exportation of Crude Oil.--Section 7(d) of the Export Administration Act of 1979
(50 U.S.C. App. 2406(d)) (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) shall have no force or effect.
(e) Clarification of Crude Oil Regulation.--
(1) In general.--Section 754.2 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to crude oil) shall have no force or effect.
(2) Crude oil license requirements.--The Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce shall grant licenses to export to a country crude oil (as the term is defined in subsection (a) of the regulation referred to in paragraph (1)) (as in effect on the date that is 1 day before the date of enactment of this Act) unless--
(A) the country is subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States; or
(B) the President or Congress has designated the country as subject to exclusion for reasons of national security.
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SA 15. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS TO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.--Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(c) For purposes'' and inserting the following:
``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
``(1) Definition of world trade organization member country.--In this subsection, the term `World Trade Organization member country' has the meaning given the term
`WTO member country' in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501).
``(2) Expedited application and approval process.--For purposes''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by inserting ``or to a World Trade Organization member country'' after ``trade in natural gas''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to applications for the authorization to export natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) that are pending on, or filed on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.
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SA 16. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
TITLE II--NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``North American Energy Infrastructure Act''.
SEC. 202. FINDING.
Congress finds that the United States should establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of oil and natural gas pipelines and electric transmission facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity to and from Canada and Mexico, in pursuit of a more secure and efficient North American energy market.
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS AT THE NATIONAL BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Authorization.--Except as provided in subsection (c) and section 207, no person may construct, connect, operate, or maintain a cross-border segment of an oil pipeline or electric transmission facility for the import or export of oil or the transmission of electricity to or from Canada or Mexico without obtaining a certificate of crossing for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the cross-border segment under this section.
(b) Certificate of Crossing.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after final action is taken under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to a cross-border segment for which a request is received under this section, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, shall issue a certificate of crossing for the cross-border segment unless the relevant official finds that the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the cross-border segment is not in the national security interest of the United States.
(2) Additional requirement for electric transmission facilities.--In the case of a request for a certificate of crossing for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a cross-border segment of an electric transmission facility, the Secretary of Energy shall require, as a condition of issuing the certificate of crossing for the request under paragraph (1), that the cross-border segment of the electric transmission facility be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained consistent with all applicable policies and standards of--
(A) the Electric Reliability Organization and the applicable regional entity; and
(B) any Regional Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator with operational or functional control over the cross-border segment of the electric transmission facility.
(c) Exclusions.--This section shall not apply to any construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a cross-border segment of an oil pipeline or electric transmission facility for the import or export of oil or the transmission of electricity to or from Canada or Mexico--
(1) if the cross-border segment is operating for such import, export, or transmission as of the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) if a permit described in section 206 for such construction, connection, operation, or maintenance has been issued;
(3) if a certificate of crossing for such construction, connection, operation, or maintenance has previously been issued under this section; or
(4) if an application for a permit described in section 206 for such construction, connection, operation, or maintenance is pending on the date of enactment of this Act, until the earlier of--
(A) the date on which such application is denied; or
(B) July 1, 2016.
(d) Effect of Other Laws.--
(1) Application to projects.--Nothing in this section or section 207 shall affect the application of any other Federal statute to a project for which a certificate of crossing for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a cross-border segment is sought under this section.
(2) Natural gas act.--Nothing in this section or section 207 shall affect the requirement to obtain approval or authorization under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act for the siting, construction, or operation of any facility to import or export natural gas.
SEC. 204. IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS TO CANADA
AND MEXICO.
Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No order is required under subsection (a) to authorize the export or import of any natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico.''.
SEC. 205. TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CANADA AND
MEXICO.
(a) Repeal of Requirement To Secure Order.--Section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) State regulations.--Section 202(f) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(f)) is amended by striking ``insofar as such State regulation does not conflict with the exercise of the Commission's powers under or relating to subsection 202(e)''.
(2) Seasonal diversity electricity exchange.--Section 602(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 824a-4(b)) is amended by striking ``the Commission has conducted hearings and made the findings required under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``the Secretary has conducted hearings and finds that the proposed transmission facilities would not impair the sufficiency of electric supply within the United States or would not impede or tend to impede the coordination in the public interest of facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary.''.
SEC. 206. NO PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT REQUIRED.
No Presidential permit (or similar permit) required under Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), section 301 of title 3, United States Code, Executive Order No. 12038, Executive Order No. 10485, or any other Executive order shall be necessary for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, or any cross-border segment thereof.
SEC. 207. MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING PROJECTS.
No certificate of crossing under section 203, or permit described in section 206, shall be required for a modification to the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility--
(1) that is operating for the import or export of oil or natural gas or the transmission of electricity to or from Canada or Mexico as of the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) for which a permit described in section 206 for such construction, connection, operation, or maintenance has been issued; or
(3) for which a certificate of crossing for the cross-border segment of the pipeline or facility has previously been issued under section 203.
SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE; RULEMAKING DEADLINES.
(a) Effective Date.--Sections 203 through 207, and the amendments made by such sections, shall take effect on January 1, 2016.
(b) Rulemaking Deadlines.--Each relevant official described in section 203(b)(2) shall--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register notice of a proposed rulemaking to carry out the applicable requirements of section 203; and
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register a final rule to carry out the applicable requirements of section 203.
SEC. 209. DEFINITIONS.
In this title--
(1) the term ``cross-border segment'' means the portion of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility that is located at the national boundary of the United States with either Canada or Mexico;
(2) the term ``modification'' includes a reversal of flow direction, change in ownership, volume expansion, downstream or upstream interconnection, or adjustment to maintain flow
(such as a reduction or increase in the number of pump or compressor stations);
(3) the term ``natural gas'' has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a);
(4) the term ``oil'' means petroleum or a petroleum product;
(5) the terms ``Electric Reliability Organization'' and
``regional entity'' have the meanings given those terms in section 215 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o); and
(6) the terms ``Independent System Operator'' and
``Regional Transmission Organization'' have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
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SA 17. Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Manchin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. USE OF UNITED STATES IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFACTURED
GOODS.
(a) Limitation.--Subject to subsection (b), to the maximum extent consistent with the obligations of the United States under international trade agreements, none of the iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities approved by this Act may be produced outside of the United States.
(b) Nonapplication.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the extent that the President finds that--
(1) iron, steel, and the applicable manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities with a satisfactory quality; or
(2) inclusion of iron, steel, or any manufactured good produced in the United States will increase the cost of the iron, steel, or any manufactured good used in the Pipeline and facilities by more than 25 percent.
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SA 18. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. __. LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF NEW FEDERALLY PROTECTED
LAND.
(a) Definition of Federally Protected Land.--In this section, the term ``federally protected land'' means any area designated or acquired by the Federal Government for the purpose of conserving historic, cultural, environmental, scenic, recreational, developmental, or biological resources.
(b) Findings Required.--New federally protected land shall not be designated unless the Secretary, prior to the designation, publishes in the Federal Register--
(1) a finding that the addition of the new federally protected land would not have a negative impact on the administration of existing federally protected land; and
(2) a finding that, as of the date of the finding, sufficient resources are available to effectively implement management plans for existing units of federally protected land.
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SA 19. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. __. CONSIDERATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN NEPA
REVIEWS.
In completing an environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a Federal agency shall not take into consideration greenhouse gas emissions.
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SA 20. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
CONSERVATION AREAS.
The Secretary of the Interior shall not use Federal funds to acquire any land or interests in land for the Niobrara Confluence and Ponca Bluffs Conservation Areas unless the Secretary of the Interior solicits input from, and receives the consent of, the Governor and legislature of the State in which the land is located with respect to the acquisition.
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SA 21. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. REGULATION OF PETROLEUM COKE AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE.
(a) In General.--Section 3001(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Petroleum Coke.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this paragraph and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Administrator shall list as a hazardous waste under subsection (b)(1) petroleum coke.''.
(b) Requirements for Handling and Transportation of Petroleum Coke.--Section 3003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
(42 U.S.C. 6923) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Handling and Transportation of Petroleum Coke.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall promulgate regulations to ensure that any handler or transporter of petroleum coke stores the petroleum coke at all times in an enclosed building or container.''.
(c) Definition of Hazardous Substance.--Section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(14)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting ``(other than petroleum coke)'' after ``petroleum''.
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SA 22. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In section 2, strike subsection (e) and insert the following:
(e) Private Property Savings Clause.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this Act authorizes the use of condemnation to acquire land or an interest in land for the pipeline and cross-border facilities described in subsection
(a).
(2) Willing sellers.--Land or an interest in land for the pipeline and cross-border facilities described in subsection
(a) may only be acquired from willing sellers.
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SA 23. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
After section 2, insert the following:
SEC. ___. REBATES FOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Photovoltaic system.--The term ``photovoltaic system'' includes--
(A) solar panels;
(B) roof support structures;
(C) inverters;
(D) an energy storage system, if the energy storage system is integrated with the photovoltaic system; and
(E) any other hardware necessary for the installation of a photovoltaic system.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
(b) Rebates for Purchase and Installation of Photovoltaic Systems.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide rebates to eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems for residential and commercial properties in order to install, over the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, not less than an additional 10,000,000 photovoltaic systems in the United States (as compared to the number of photovoltaic systems installed in the United States as of the date of enactment of this Act) with a cumulative capacity of not less than 60,000 megawatts.
(2) Eligibility.--
(A) In general.--To be eligible for a rebate under this subsection--
(i) the recipient of the rebate shall be a homeowner, business, nonprofit entity, or State or local government that purchased and installed a photovoltaic system for a property located in the United States; and
(ii) the recipient of the rebate shall meet such other eligibility criteria as are determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
(B) Other entities.--After public review and comment, the Secretary may identify other individuals or entities located in the United States that qualify for a rebate under this subsection.
(3) Amount.--Subject to paragraph (4)(B) and the availability of appropriations under subsection (c), the amount of a rebate provided to an eligible individual or entity for the purchase and installation of a photovoltaic system for a property under this subsection shall be equal to the lesser of--
(A) 15 percent of the initial capital costs for purchasing and installing the photovoltaic system, including costs for hardware, permitting and other ``soft costs'', and installation; or
(B) $10,000.
(4) Intermediate report.--As soon as practicable after the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and publish on the website of the Department of Energy, a report that describes--
(A) the number of photovoltaic systems for residential and commercial properties purchased and installed with rebates provided under this subsection; and
(B) any steps the Secretary will take to ensure that the goal of the installation of an additional 10,000,000 photovoltaic systems in the United States is achieved by 2025.
(5) Relationship to other law.--The authority provided under this subsection shall be in addition to any other authority under which credits or other types of financial assistance are provided for installation of a photovoltaic system for a property.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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SA 24. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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