S.Amdt. 2832

SA 2832. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2789 proposed by Mrs.
Murray to the bill S. 3457, to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

SEC. 19. KEYSTONE XL PERMIT APPROVAL.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding 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, and any
other Executive order or provision of law, no presidential
permit shall be required for the pipeline described in the
application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation
to the Department of State for the northern portion of the
Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South
Dakota/Nebraska border.
(b) Environmental Impact Statement.--The final
environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of
State on August 26, 2011, regarding the pipeline referred to
in subsection (a), shall be considered to satisfy all
requirements of the National Environment Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(c) Intrastate Portion.--Nothing in this section affects
the ongoing work of the State of Nebraska with regard to the
fully intrastate portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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