S.Amdt. 723
What it does: Adds SEC. __. KEYSTONE XL OIL PIPELINE at the end of the bill
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1619 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. __. KEYSTONE XL OIL PIPELINE at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 1619 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is repealed.
Inserted: SEC. __. KEYSTONE XL OIL PIPELINE.
Inserted: (a) Conditional Approval.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall--
Inserted: (1) issue a conditional approval for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline; and
Inserted: (2) recommend to the builder of the pipeline 1 alternative route for the pipeline that parallels the United States portions of Keystone 1.
Inserted: (b) Acceptance.--Not later than 15 days after the receipt of the recommendation described in subsection (a)(2), as a condition of any contract to construct the pipeline, the builder shall notify the Secretary of State of whether the builder accepts--
Inserted: (1) the route for building the Keystone XL pipeline that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; or
Inserted: (2) the alternative route described in subsection (a)(2).
Inserted: (c) Permits.--Not later than 5 days after the receipt of notice under subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall issue all necessary permits for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Inserted: (d) Relationship to Other Laws.--The issuance of a conditional approval for the Keystone XL pipeline and permits to construct the pipeline under this section shall be considered to satisfy, and shall not require any further review under, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and any other provision of law.
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As printed
SA 723. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1619, to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. __. KEYSTONE XL OIL PIPELINE.
(a) Conditional Approval.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall--
(1) issue a conditional approval for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline; and
(2) recommend to the builder of the pipeline 1 alternative route for the pipeline that parallels the United States portions of Keystone 1.
(b) Acceptance.--Not later than 15 days after the receipt of the recommendation described in subsection (a)(2), as a condition of any contract to construct the pipeline, the builder shall notify the Secretary of State of whether the builder accepts--
(1) the route for building the Keystone XL pipeline that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; or
(2) the alternative route described in subsection (a)(2).
(c) Permits.--Not later than 5 days after the receipt of notice under subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall issue all necessary permits for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
(d) Relationship to Other Laws.--The issuance of a conditional approval for the Keystone XL pipeline and permits to construct the pipeline under this section shall be considered to satisfy, and shall not require any further review under, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and any other provision of law.
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Senate amendment submitted
October 5, 2011