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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 309 

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke a certificate 

of public convenience and necessity issued under section 7 of the Natural 

Gas Act as such certificate applies to the Weymouth Compressor Station, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2021 

Mr. LYNCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 

revoke a certificate of public convenience and necessity 

issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act as such 

certificate applies to the Weymouth Compressor Station, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Pipeline and Com5 pressor Safety Verification Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REVOCATIONS. 

7 (a) WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal En3 ergy Regulatory Commission shall issue an order re4 voking the certificate of public convenience and ne5 cessity authorizing the construction and operation of 

6 the Atlantic Bridge Project and issued under section 

7 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) on Janu8 ary 25, 2017, as such certificate applies with respect 

9 to the proposed Weymouth Compressor Station in 

10 Weymouth, Massachusetts. 

11 (2) FUTURE ACTIONS.—After issuing an order 

12 under paragraph (1), the Federal Energy Regulatory 

13 Commission may not, with respect to the proposed 

14 Weymouth Compressor Station in Weymouth, Mas15 sachusetts, issue a certificate of public convenience 

16 and necessity under section 7 of the Natural Gas 

17 Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) or take any other action ap18 proving the Weymouth Compressor Station, unless 

19 and until the Commission receives written certifi20 cation that the construction and operation of the 

21 Weymouth Compressor Station will not pose a dan22 ger to surrounding residential communities and the 

23 general public from each of the following: 


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1 (A) The Secretary of the Executive Office 

2 of Public Safety and Security for Massachu3 setts. 

4 (B) The State Fire Marshal for Massachu5 setts. 

6 (C) The Director of the Massachusetts 

7 Pipeline Safety Division. 

8 (b) WEST ROXBURY LATERAL.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal En11 ergy Regulatory Commission shall issue an order re12 voking the certificate of public convenience and ne13 cessity authorizing the construction and operation of 

14 the Algonquin Incremental Market Project and 

15 issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 

16 U.S.C. 717f) on March 3, 2015, as such certificate 

17 applies with respect to approximately 4.1 miles of 

18 16-inch-diameter pipeline and approximately 0.8 

19 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline off of the I–4 Sys20 tem Lateral of Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 

21 in Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts 

22 (commonly known, and in this subsection referred 

23 to, as the ‘‘West Roxbury Lateral’’). 

24 (2) FUTURE ACTIONS.—After issuing an order 

25 under paragraph (1), the Federal Energy Regulatory 


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1 Commission may not, with respect to the West 

2 Roxbury Lateral, issue a certificate of public conven3 ience and necessity under section 7 of the Natural 

4 Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) or take any other action 

5 approving the West Roxbury Lateral, unless and 

6 until the Commission receives written certification 

7 that the construction and operation of the West 

8 Roxbury Lateral will not pose a danger to sur9 rounding residential communities and the general 

10 public from each of the following: 

11 (A) The Secretary of the Executive Office 

12 of Public Safety and Security for Massachu13 setts. 

14 (B) The State Fire Marshal for Massachu15 setts. 

16 (C) The Director of the Massachusetts 

17 Pipeline Safety Division. 

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