S.Amdt. 129

1. Rewrites section 2(b)

   Replaces

   In S. 1 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   Inserted: (b) Environmental Impact Statement.--

   ([struck: b][inserted: 1]) [struck: Environmental Impact Statement][inserted: In general].--[struck: The ][inserted: Except as provided in paragraph (2), the ]Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014, regarding the pipeline referred to in subsection (a), and the environmental analysis, consultation, and review described in that document (including appendices) shall be considered to fully satisfy--

   ([struck: 1][inserted: A]) all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and

   ([struck: 2][inserted: B]) any other provision of law that requires Federal agency consultation or review (including the consultation or review required under section 7(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a))) with respect to the pipeline and facilities referred to in subsection (a).

   Inserted: (2) Savings clause.--Nothing in paragraph (1) relieves any Federal agency of the obligation of the Federal agency to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the obligation of the Federal agency to prepare a supplement to the final supplemental environmental impact statement described in paragraph (1) in connection with the issuance of any permit or authorization needed to construct, connect, operate, or maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities described in subsection (a) if there are significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns and bearing on the environmental impacts resulting from the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the pipeline and cross-border facilities, including from greenhouse gas emissions associated with the crude oil being transported by the pipeline.

   Original wording

   In section 2, strike subsection (b) and insert the following:

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As printed