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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3 
To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
BISHOP of Utah, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. RODNEY 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. MILLER of Flor-
ida, Mr. KELLY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. DENHAM, and Mrs. MILLER of Michi-
gan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 
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 ‘‘Keystone XL Pipeline 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. KEYSTONE XL APPROVAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, 
L.P. may construct, connect, operate, and maintain the 
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pipeline and cross-border facilities described in the appli-
cation filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation 
to the Department of State (including any subsequent re-
vision to the pipeline route within the State of Nebraska 
required or authorized by the State of Nebraska). 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
STATEMENT.—The 
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014, regard-
ing the pipeline referred to in subsection (a), and the envi-
ronmental analysis, consultation, and review described in 
that document (including appendices) shall be considered 
to fully satisfy— 
(1) all requirements of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
and 
(2) any other provision of law that requires 
Federal agency consultation or review (including the 
consultation or review required under section 7(a) of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536(a))) with respect to the pipeline and facilities 
referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) PERMITS.—Any Federal permit or authorization 
issued before the date of enactment of this Act for the 
pipeline and cross-border facilities referred to in sub-
section (a) shall remain in effect. 
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(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Except for review in the Su-
preme Court of the United States, the United States 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall 
have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil ac-
tion for the review of an order or action of a Federal agen-
cy regarding the pipeline and cross-border facilities de-
scribed in subsection (a), and the related facilities in the 
United States, that are approved by this Act (including 
any order granting a permit or right-of-way, or any other 
agency action taken to construct or complete the project 
pursuant to Federal law). 
(e) PRIVATE PROPERTY SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing 
in this Act alters any Federal, State, or local process or 
condition in effect on the date of enactment of this Act 
that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private 
property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facili-
ties described in subsection (a). 
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