S.Amdt. 159Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)

S.Amdt. 159

What it does: Inserts new text at the end of section 2
Submitted January 26, 2015

What it changes

1 change to S. 1

Inserts text
  1. Inserts new text at the end of section 2

    Inserts

    Inserted: (f) Report on the Most Environmentally Beneficial Mode of Transporting Oil Between the United States and Canada.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall, based on a review of the final environmental impact statement described in subsection (b), submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that identifies the mode of transportation for oil between the United States and Canada that is estimated to result in--

    Inserted: (1) the lowest number of injuries and fatalities;

    Inserted: (2) the lowest volume of oil spilled; and

    Inserted: (3) the lowest transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.

    Original wording

    At the end of section 2 of the amendment, add the following:

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As printed

SA 159. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 section 2 of the amendment, add the following:

(f) Report on the Most Environmentally Beneficial Mode of Transporting Oil Between the United States and Canada.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall, based on a review of the final environmental impact statement described in subsection (b), submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that identifies the mode of transportation for oil between the United States and Canada that is estimated to result in--

(1) the lowest number of injuries and fatalities;

(2) the lowest volume of oil spilled; and

(3) the lowest transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.

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