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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2 as amended, considered as original text for purposes of further amendment, agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S573)
January 28, 2015
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2 as amended, considered as original text for purposes of further amendment, agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S573)
January 28, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S555, S573-574)
January 28, 2015
Amendment SA 2 as amended, considered as original text for purposes of further amendment, agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S573)
January 28, 2015
Cloture motion on amendment SA 2 rendered moot in Senate.
January 28, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 2 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 29) rendered moot in Senate.
January 28, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S497)
January 27, 2015
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 39. Record Vote Number: 29.(consideration: CR S454-455; text: CR S454)
January 26, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S449)
January 26, 2015
Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 39. Record Vote Number: 29. (consideration: CR S454-455; text: CR S454)
January 26, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 2 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 29) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S455)
January 26, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S372, S407)
January 22, 2015
Cloture motion on the amendment SA 2 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S407; text: CR S407)
January 22, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S311)
January 21, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S255)
January 20, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S222, S267-270)
January 16, 2015
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2 proposed by Senator Murkowski.(consideration: CR S184-186; text: CR S184)
January 13, 2015
Amendment SA 2 proposed by Senator Murkowski. (consideration: CR S184-186; text: CR S184) In the nature of a substitute.
January 13, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
January 12, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
January 12, 2015
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
Amendments
114 amendmentsOffered to this amendment
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114 amendmentsOffered to this amendment
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To express the sense of Congress that reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund should be a priority.
Amendment SA 246, under the order of 1/28/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 42. · Sponsored by Steve Daines · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To ensure that products derived from tar sands are treated as crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.
Amendment SA 178 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 54. Record Vote Number: 48. · Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress that the United States should prioritize and fund adaptation projects in communities in the United States while also helping to fund climate change adaptation in developing countries.
Proposed amendment SA 174 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626) · Sponsored by Jeff Merkley · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To allow permitting agencies to consider new circumstances and new information.
Amendment SA 155 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 46. · Sponsored by Cory A. Booker · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To delay the effective date until the President determines that the pipeline will not have certain negative impacts.
Amendment SA 141 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 47. · Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To ensure that if the Keystone XL Pipeline is built, it will be built safely and in compliance with United States environmental laws.
Proposed amendment SA 131 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S637) · Sponsored by Maria Cantwell · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To preserve existing permits and the authority of the agencies issuing the permits to modify the permits if necessary.
Amendment SA 130 not agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Barbara Boxer · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To clarify that treaties with Indian tribes remain in effect.
Proposed amendment SA 124 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626) · Sponsored by Benjamin L. Cardin · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs.
Proposed amendment SA 103 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626) · Sponsored by Jeff Flake · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To provide for leasing on the outer Continental Shelf and the distribution of certain qualified revenues from such leasing.
Proposed amendment SA 102 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626) · Sponsored by Thom Tillis · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress relating to adaptation projects in the United States Arctic region and rural communities.
Proposed amendment SA 98 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626) · Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Amendment SA 92, under the order of 1/28/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 39. Record Vote Number: 43. · Sponsored by Richard Burr · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To restrict the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to arm agency personnel.
Proposed amendment SA 67 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626) · Sponsored by Dan Sullivan · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To require a study of the potential environmental impact of by-products of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Proposed amendment SA 55 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626) · Sponsored by Gary C. Peters · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To release certain wilderness study areas from management for preservation as wilderness.
Amendment SA 166, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 39. · Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To require campaign finance disclosures for certain persons benefitting from tar sands development.
Amendment SA 148, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 52. Record Vote Number: 36. · Sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 should be amended to extend the credit with respect to facilities producing energy from certain renewable resources.
Amendment SA 133, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 40. · Sponsored by Heidi Heitkamp · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress regarding the designation of National Monuments.
Amendment SA 132, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 37. · Sponsored by Steve Daines · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and provide infrastructure funding.
Proposed amendment SA 125 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S569) · Sponsored by Jeff Merkley · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credits for new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.
Proposed amendment SA 120 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S572) · Sponsored by Thomas R. Carper · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change and infrastructure.
Amendment SA 115, under the order of 1/17/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 38. · Sponsored by Christopher A. Coons · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill from the Keystone XL pipeline an analysis of the potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline.
Amendment SA 75, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 31. · Sponsored by Benjamin L. Cardin · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To delist the lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Amendment SA 73, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 35. · Sponsored by Jerry Moran · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To require that the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration make a certification and submit to Congress the results of a study before the pipeline may be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained.
Amendment SA 70, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 58. Record Vote Number: 32. · Sponsored by Gary C. Peters · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To modify the definition of underground injection.
Amendment SA 48, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 35 - 63. Record Vote Number: 41. · Sponsored by Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools.
Amendment SA 35 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. · Sponsored by Susan M. Collins · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of an additional 10,000,000 photovoltaic systems by 2025.
Amendment SA 23, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 58. Record Vote Number: 33. · Sponsored by Bernard Sanders · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To promote economic growth and job creation by increasing exports.
Amendment SA 15, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 34. · Sponsored by Ted Cruz · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To ensure private property is protected as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
Amendment SA 126 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 33. Record Vote Number: 21. (text as modified: CR S391) · Sponsored by John Cornyn · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of the Senate that all forms of unrefined and unprocessed petroleum should be subject to the nominal per-barrel excise tax associated with the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
Amendment SA 123, under the order of 1/22/15, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 23. Record Vote Number: 18. · Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel on oil transported through the pipeline.
Motion to table amendment SA 121 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 38. Record Vote Number: 25. · Sponsored by Thomas R. Carper · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress regarding federally protected land.
Amendment SA 113, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 44. Record Vote Number: 13. · Sponsored by Barbara Boxer · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change.
Motion to table amendment SA 99 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 15. · Sponsored by Joe Manchin III · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the President entering into bilateral or other international agreements regarding greenhouse gas emissions without proper study of any adverse economic effects, including job losses and harm to the industrial sector, and without the approval of the Senate.
Amendment SA 78, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 20. · Sponsored by Roy Blunt · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of the Senate that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program should be funded at not less than $4,700,000,000 annually.
Motion to table amendment SA 74 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 45. Record Vote Number: 28. · Sponsored by Jack Reed · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To ensure private property cannot be seized through condemnation or eminent domain for the private gain of a foreign-owned business entity.
Amendment SA 72 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 54. Record Vote Number: 22. · Sponsored by Robert Menendez · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To require a procedure for issuing permits to drill.
Amendment SA 71, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 17. · Sponsored by Mike Lee · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To strike a provision relating to judicial review.
Motion to table amendment SA 30 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 41. Record Vote Number: 27. · Sponsored by Patrick J. Leahy · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To require campaign finance disclosures for certain persons benefitting from tar sands development.
Motion to table amendment SA 28 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 43. Record Vote Number: 26. · Sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.
Amendment SA 27, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 19. · Sponsored by Ron Wyden · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To ensure that products derived from tar sands are treated as crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.
Motion to table amendment SA 25 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 42. Record Vote Number: 24. · Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change.
Motion to table amendment SA 24 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 16. · Sponsored by Bernard Sanders · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To provide limits on the designation of new federally protected land.
Amendment SA 18, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 14. · Sponsored by Deb Fischer · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change.
Amendment SA 87, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 40. Record Vote Number: 11. · Sponsored by John Hoeven · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To ensure that the storage and transportation of petroleum coke is regulated in a manner that ensures the protection of public and ecological health.
Amendment SA 69, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 58. Record Vote Number: 8. · Sponsored by Richard J. Durbin · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change.
Amendment SA 58, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 12. · Sponsored by Brian Schatz · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To continue cleaning up fields and streams while protecting neighborhoods, generating affordable energy, and creating jobs.
Amendment SA 41, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 9. · Sponsored by Patrick J. Toomey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To conform citizen suits under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Amendment SA 33, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 7. · Sponsored by Mike Lee · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To express the sense of the Senate that climate change is real and not a hoax.
Amendment SA 29, under the order of 1/21/15, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 10. · Sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To require the use of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities.
Motion to table amendment SA 17 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 5. · Sponsored by Al Franken · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
Motion to table amendment SA 13 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 42. Record Vote Number: 4. · Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
To promote energy efficiency.
Amendment SA 3 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 5. Record Vote Number: 6. (text of amendment as modified: CR S263-265) · Sponsored by Rob Portman · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Ron Johnson · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Steve Daines · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Steve Daines · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Dianne Feinstein · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Patrick J. Leahy · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Roger F. Wicker · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Roger F. Wicker · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jeanne Shaheen · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jerry Moran · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Christopher A. Coons · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Christopher A. Coons · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Christopher A. Coons · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Christopher A. Coons · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Thomas R. Carper · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Angus S. King Jr. · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jeff Flake · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jeff Flake · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Orrin G. Hatch · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by John Boozman · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Heidi Heitkamp · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jeff Merkley · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Kelly Ayotte · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Kelly Ayotte · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Patty Murray · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Patty Murray · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jeff Merkley · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jeff Merkley · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Robert Menendez · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Robert Menendez · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Robert Menendez · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Robert Menendez · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Robert Menendez · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Robert Menendez · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Edward J. Markey · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Mark R. Warner · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Amy Klobuchar · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Bernard Sanders · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Orrin G. Hatch · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Orrin G. Hatch · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by John Hoeven · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Cory Gardner · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Mike Lee · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Mike Lee · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Richard J. Durbin · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Deb Fischer · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Deb Fischer · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jeff Merkley · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Jeff Merkley · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Brian Schatz · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Brian Schatz · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Brian Schatz · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Brian Schatz · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Brian Schatz · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by Benjamin L. Cardin · Amends S.Amdt. 2
Sponsored by John McCain · Amends S.Amdt. 2
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SA 2. 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) 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: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act''. SEC. 2. KEYSTONE XL APPROVAL. (a) In General.--TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. may construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State (including any subsequent revision to the pipeline route within the State of Nebraska required or authorized by the State of Nebraska). (b) Environmental Impact Statement.--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-- (1) all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and (2) 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). (c) Permits.--Any Federal permit or authorization issued before the date of enactment of this Act for the pipeline and cross-border facilities referred to in subsection (a) shall remain in effect. (d) Judicial Review.--Except for review in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action for the review of an order or action of a Federal agency regarding the pipeline and cross-border facilities described in subsection (a), and the related facilities in the United States, that are approved by this Act (including any order granting a permit or right-of-way, or any other agency action taken to construct or complete the project pursuant to Federal law). (e) Private Property Savings Clause.--Nothing in this Act alters any Federal, State, or local process or condition in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facilities described in subsection (a). ______