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Calendar No. 29 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 582 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2013 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. VITTER, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BEGICH, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Ms. 

LANDRIEU, Mr. RISCH, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. TESTER, Mr. 

DONNELLY, and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read the first time 

MARCH 18, 2013 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. KEYSTONE XL PERMIT APPROVAL. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with clause 3 of 

5 section 8 of article I of the Constitution (delegating to 

6 Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign na7 tions), TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. is authorized 


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1 to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline fa2 cilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons 

3 at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, 

4 Montana, in accordance with the application filed with the 

5 Department of State on May 4, 2012. 

6 (b) PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT NOT REQUIRED.—Not7 withstanding Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 

8 note), Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), 

9 section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and any other 

10 Executive order or provision of law, no presidential permit 

11 shall be required for the facilities described in subsection 

12 (a). 

13 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—The 

14 final environmental impact statement issued by the Sec15 retary of State on August 26, 2011, the Final Evaluation 

16 Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environ17 mental Quality on January 3, 2013, and the Draft Supple18 mental Environmental Impact Statement issued on March 

19 1, 2013, regarding the crude oil pipeline and appurtenant 

20 facilities associated with the facilities described in sub21 section (a), shall be considered to satisfy— 

22 (1) all requirements of the National Environ23 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

24 and 


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1 (2) any other provision of law that requires 

2 Federal agency consultation or review with respect 

3 to the facilities described in subsection (a) and the 

4 related facilities in the United States. 

5 (d) PERMITS.—Any Federal permit or authorization 

6 issued before the date of enactment of this Act for the 

7 facilities described in subsection (a), and the related facili8 ties in the United States shall remain in effect. 

9 (e) FEDERAL JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The facilities de10 scribed in subsection (a), and the related facilities in the 

11 United States, that are approved by this section, and any 

12 permit, right-of-way, or other action taken to construct or 

13 complete the project pursuant to Federal law, shall only 

14 be subject to judicial review on direct appeal to the United 

15 States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir16 cuit. 


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Calendar No. 29 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 582 

A BILL 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

MARCH 18, 2013 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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