S.Amdt. 980

SA 980. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 331, on page __, between lines __ and __, insert
the following:
``(7)(A) The installation commander of a military
installation impacted by a proposed energy project shall
submit to the Clearinghouse a statement of objection or non-
objection regarding the impact of proposed project.
``(B) The statement shall include the following elements:
``(i) An analysis of the impact on pilot safety, training,
military operations, and readiness.
``(ii) A detailed description of any potential negative
impacts on pilot safety, training, military operations, and
readiness.
``(iii) Any additional information the installation
commander determines relevant for consideration in the
evaluation process.
``(iv) A statement of objection or non-objection.
``(C) The installation commander's recommendation shall be
incorporated into the Clearinghouse analysis and made a
matter of permanent record.
``(D) Any decision by the Clearinghouse that contradicts
the installation commander recommendation shall be
accompanied by a report addressing all the points made in the
installation commander's statement, and describe how any
impacts on pilot safety, training, military operations, and
readiness will be prevented.
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