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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pipeline and Com-
pressor Safety Verification Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REVOCATIONS. 
(a) WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission shall issue an order re-
voking the certificate of public convenience and ne-
cessity authorizing the construction and operation of 
the Atlantic Bridge Project and issued under section 
7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) on Janu-
ary 25, 2017, as such certificate applies with respect 
to the proposed Weymouth Compressor Station in 
Weymouth, Massachusetts. 
(2) FUTURE ACTIONS.—After issuing an order 
under paragraph (1), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission may not, with respect to the proposed 
Weymouth Compressor Station in Weymouth, Mas-
sachusetts, issue a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity under section 7 of the Natural Gas 
Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) or take any other action ap-
proving the Weymouth Compressor Station, unless 
and until the Commission receives written certifi-
cation that the construction and operation of the 
Weymouth Compressor Station will not pose a dan-
ger to surrounding residential communities and the 
general public from each of the following: 
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(A) The Secretary of the Executive Office 
of Public Safety and Security for Massachu-
setts. 
(B) The State Fire Marshal for Massachu-
setts. 
(C) The Director of the Massachusetts 
Pipeline Safety Division. 
(b) WEST ROXBURY LATERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission shall issue an order re-
voking the certificate of public convenience and ne-
cessity authorizing the construction and operation of 
the Algonquin Incremental Market Project and 
issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 
U.S.C. 717f) on March 3, 2015, as such certificate 
applies with respect to approximately 4.1 miles of 
16-inch-diameter pipeline and approximately 0.8 
miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline off of the I–4 Sys-
tem Lateral of Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 
in Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts 
(commonly known, and in this subsection referred 
to, as the ‘‘West Roxbury Lateral’’). 
(2) FUTURE ACTIONS.—After issuing an order 
under paragraph (1), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
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Commission may not, with respect to the West 
Roxbury Lateral, issue a certificate of public conven-
ience and necessity under section 7 of the Natural 
Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) or take any other action 
approving the West Roxbury Lateral, unless and 
until the Commission receives written certification 
that the construction and operation of the West 
Roxbury Lateral will not pose a danger to sur-
rounding residential communities and the general 
public from each of the following: 
(A) The Secretary of the Executive Office 
of Public Safety and Security for Massachu-
setts. 
(B) The State Fire Marshal for Massachu-
setts. 
(C) The Director of the Massachusetts 
Pipeline Safety Division. 
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