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Calendar No. 371 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2280 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 1, 2014 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WICKER, Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. THUNE, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. 

INHOFE, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. ENZI, Mr. 

TOOMEY, Mr. LEE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. COATS, Mr. CORNYN, 

Mr. KIRK, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. 

COBURN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. CORKER, Mr. HATCH, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. 

BARRASSO, Mr. VITTER, Mr. RISCH, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BURR, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HELLER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. 

AYOTTE, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. PRYOR, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. 

WARNER, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. WALSH, Mrs. MCCASKILL, 

Mr. TESTER, and Mrs. HAGAN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read the first time 

MAY 5, 2014 

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. KEYSTONE XL APPROVAL. 

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

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

4 pipeline and cross-border facilities described in the appli5 cation filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation 

6 to the Department of State (including any subsequent re7 vision to the pipeline route within the State of Nebraska 

8 required or authorized by the State of Nebraska). 

9 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—The 

10 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

11 issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014, regard12 ing the pipeline referred to in subsection (a), and the envi13 ronmental analysis, consultation, and review described in 

14 that document (including appendices) shall be considered 

15 to fully satisfy— 

16 (1) all requirements of the National Environ17 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

18 and 

19 (2) any other provision of law that requires 

20 Federal agency consultation or review (including the 

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

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

23 1536(a))) with respect to the pipeline and facilities 

24 referred to in subsection (a). 

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

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


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1 pipeline and cross-border facilities referred to in sub2 section (a) shall remain in effect. 

3 (d) FEDERAL JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any legal chal4 lenge to a Federal agency action regarding the pipeline 

5 and cross-border facilities described in subsection (a), and 

6 the related facilities in the United States, that are ap7 proved by this Act, and any permit, right-of-way, or other 

8 action taken to construct or complete the project pursuant 

9 to Federal law, shall only be subject to judicial review on 

10 direct appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for 

11 the District of Columbia Circuit. 

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. 371 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2280 

A BILL 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

MAY 5, 2014 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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