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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 28 

To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2015 

Mr. POE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committees on Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keystone For a Secure 

5 Tomorrow Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDING. 

7 The Congress finds that the delivery of oil from Al8 berta, Canada, to domestic markets in the United States 

9 is in the national interest of the United States, and the 


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1 earliest possible completion of the Keystone XL pipeline 

2 will best serve the national interest. 

3 SEC. 3. KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PERMIT APPROVAL. 

4 (a) PERMIT APPROVAL.—The permit described in 

5 subsection (b) is hereby approved. 

6 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PERMIT.—The permit approved 

7 under subsection (a) is the permit with respect to certain 

8 energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings 

9 on the international boundaries of the United States for 

10 the Keystone XL pipeline project, an application for which 

11 was filed on September 19, 2008 (including amendments). 

12 Such permit shall also include the Nebraska reroute evalu13 ated in the Final Evaluation Report issued the Nebraska 

14 Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013. 

15 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The permit granted under sub16 section (a) shall require the following: 

17 (1) The permittee shall comply with all applica18 ble Federal and State laws (including regulations) 

19 and all applicable industrial codes regarding the con20 struction, connection, operation, and maintenance of 

21 the United States facilities. 

22 (2) The permittee shall take all appropriate 

23 measures to prevent or mitigate any adverse envi24 ronmental impact or disruption of historic properties 


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1 in connection with the construction, operation, and 

2 maintenance of the United States facilities. 

3 (3) For the purpose of the permit approved 

4 under subsection (a)— 

5 (A) the final environmental impact state6 ment issued by the Secretary of State on Au7 gust 26, 2011, and the Final Evaluation Report 

8 described in subsection (b) satisfy all require9 ments of the National Environmental Policy 

10 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and sec11 tion 106 of the National Historic Preservation 

12 Act (16 U.S.C. 470f); 

13 (B) any modification required by the Sec14 retary of State to the Plan described in para15 graph (4)(A) shall not require supplementation 

16 of the final environmental impact statement de17 scribed in that paragraph; and 

18 (C) no further Federal environmental re19 view shall be required. 

20 (4) The construction, operation, and mainte21 nance of the facilities shall be in all material re22 spects similar to that described in the application 

23 and the Final Evaluation Report described in sub24 section (b) and in accordance with— 


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1 (A) the construction, mitigation, and rec2 lamation measures agreed to by the permittee 

3 in the Construction Mitigation and Reclamation 

4 Plan found in appendix B of the final environ5 mental impact statement issued by the Sec6 retary of State on August 26, 2011; 

7 (B) the special conditions agreed to be8 tween the permittee and the Administrator of 

9 the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Ad10 ministration of the Department of Transpor11 tation found in appendix U of the final environ12 mental impact statement described in subpara13 graph (A); and 

14 (C) the stipulations identified in appendix 

15 S of the final environmental impact statement 

16 described in subparagraph (A). 

17 (5) Other requirements that are standard in18 dustry practice or commonly included in Federal 

19 permits that are similar to a permit approved under 

20 subsection (a). 

21 (d) PRIVATE PROPERTY SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing 

22 in this section alters the Federal, State, or local processes 

23 or conditions in effect on the date of enactment of this 


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1 Act that are necessary to secure access from private prop2 erty owners to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. 

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