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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1174
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 19, 2007
Mr. Cardin (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals.
Siting, construction, expansion, and operation of LNG terminals
Section 3(e)(1) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(e)(1)) is amended—
by striking (e)(1) The
and
all that follows through the end of the first sentence and inserting the
following:
Siting, construction, expansion, and operation of LNG terminals
Authority
In general
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Commission shall approve or deny an application for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of an LNG terminal.
State concurrence required
The Commission shall not approve or deny an application under subparagraph (A) without the express concurrence of each State affected by the application.
; and
in the second sentence, by striking
Except
and inserting the following:
Effect
Except
.