S.Amdt. 241

1. Adds SEC. ___. COMMUNITY RIGHT TO PROTECT LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. COMMUNITY RIGHT TO PROTECT LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES.

   Inserted: (a) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and prior to construction of the pipeline described in section 2(a), the President, or the designee of the President, shall provide to each municipality or county that relies on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill from the pipeline, and to the Governors of each State in which an affected municipality or county is located, an analysis based on the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement described in section 2(b) of the potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of that pipeline.

   Inserted: (b) Effect on construction.--Construction of the pipeline described in section 2(a) may not begin if the Governor of a State with an affected municipality or county submits, not later than 30 days after receiving an analysis under subsection (a), a petition to the President requesting additional review of the pipeline.

   Inserted: (c) Withdrawal.--A Governor may withdraw a petition submitted under subsection (b) at any time.

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