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Calendar No. 1 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 6, 2015 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. DONNELLY, 

Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TESTER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. WARNER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. 

HATCH, Mr. WICKER, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

CRUZ, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. KIRK, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. HELLER, Mr. FLAKE, 

Mr. RUBIO, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. BOOZMAN, 

Mr. RISCH, Mr. MORAN, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. LEE, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BURR, 

Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. VITTER, 

Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. COATS, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. COCHRAN, 

Mr. ENZI, Mr. PAUL, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. DAINES, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. LANKFORD, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

GARDNER, Mr. PERDUE, Mrs. ERNST, Mr. TILLIS, and Mr. SASSE) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

JANUARY 7, 2015 

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, 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. KEYSTONE XL APPROVAL. 

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

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

7 pipeline and cross-border facilities described in the appli8 cation filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation 

9 to the Department of State (including any subsequent re10 vision to the pipeline route within the State of Nebraska 

11 required or authorized by the State of Nebraska). 

12 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—The 

13 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

14 issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014, regard15 ing the pipeline referred to in subsection (a), and the envi16 ronmental analysis, consultation, and review described in 

17 that document (including appendices) shall be considered 

18 to fully satisfy— 

19 (1) all requirements of the National Environ20 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

21 and 

22 (2) any other provision of law that requires 

23 Federal agency consultation or review (including the 

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

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

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1 1536(a))) with respect to the pipeline and facilities 

2 referred to in subsection (a). 

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

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

5 pipeline and cross-border facilities referred to in sub6 section (a) shall remain in effect. 

7 (d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Except for review in the Su8 preme Court of the United States, the United States 

9 Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall 

10 have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil ac11 tion for the review of an order or action of a Federal agen12 cy regarding the pipeline and cross-border facilities de13 scribed in subsection (a), and the related facilities in the 

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

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

16 agency action taken to construct or complete the project 

17 pursuant to Federal law). 

18 (e) PRIVATE PROPERTY SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing 

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

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

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

22 property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facili23 ties described in subsection (a). 

24 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

25 This Act takes effect on January 1, 2015. 

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Calendar No. 1 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1 

A BILL 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

JANUARY 7, 2015 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

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