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Calendar No. 2 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 147 

[Report No. 114–1] 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 12, 2015 

Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, reported the following original bill; which was read twice 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keystone XL Pipeline 

5 Approval Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. KEYSTONE XL APPROVAL. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, 

8 L.P. may construct, connect, operate, and maintain the 

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1 cation filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation 

2 to the Department of State (including any subsequent re3 vision to the pipeline route within the State of Nebraska 

4 required or authorized by the State of Nebraska). 

5 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—The 

6 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

7 issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014, regard8 ing the pipeline referred to in subsection (a), and the envi9 ronmental analysis, consultation, and review described in 

10 that document (including appendices) shall be considered 

11 to fully satisfy— 

12 (1) all requirements of the National Environ13 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

14 and 

15 (2) any other provision of law that requires 

16 Federal agency consultation or review (including the 

17 consultation or review required under section 7(a) of 

18 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

19 1536(a))) with respect to the pipeline and facilities 

20 referred to in subsection (a). 

21 (c) PERMITS.—Any Federal permit or authorization 

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

23 pipeline and cross-border facilities referred to in sub24 section (a) shall remain in effect. 


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1 (d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Except for review in the Su2 preme Court of the United States, the United States 

3 Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall 

4 have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil ac5 tion for the review of an order or action of a Federal agen6 cy regarding the pipeline and cross-border facilities de7 scribed in subsection (a), and the related facilities in the 

8 United States, that are approved by this Act (including 

9 any order granting a permit or right-of-way, or any other 

10 agency action taken to construct or complete the project 

11 pursuant to Federal law). 

12 (e) PRIVATE PROPERTY SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing 

13 in this Act alters any Federal, State, or local process or 

14 condition in effect on the date of enactment of this Act 

15 that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private 

16 property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facili17 ties described in subsection (a). 


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Calendar No. 2 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 147 

[Report No. 114–1] 

A BILL 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

JANUARY 12, 2015 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 


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