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national ambient air quality standards will result 
and shall propose emission limits adequate to sup-
port such certification; and 
(2) may begin burning biomass debris fuel upon 
filing the certification required by paragraph (1) un-
less the State notifies the facility to the contrary. 
(c) EMISSION LIMITS.—The State in which a facility 
described in subsection (a) is located shall— 
(1) adopt (or as appropriate amend) the pro-
posed emission limits for the biomass burning at the 
facility; and 
(2) retain other existing emissions limits wher-
ever they are necessary and reasonable. 
(d) NEW SOURCE REVIEW.—No activities needed to 
qualify a facility to burn biomass debris as fuel in accord-
ance with this section shall trigger the requirements of 
new source review or new source performance standards 
under the Clean Air Act. 
TITLE II—INCREASING 
DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 201. FEDERAL-STATE REGULATORY COORDINATION. 
(a) GOVERNOR’S REQUEST.—The Governor of a 
State may submit a request to the Commission for the 
application of process coordination and rules of procedure
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under section 202 to the siting of a crude oil or refined 
petroleum product pipeline facility in that State. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 202 shall only apply to 
crude oil or refined petroleum product pipeline facilities 
sited or proposed to be sited in a State whose Governor 
has requested such applicability under subsection (a). 
(c) INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—(1) The consent of 
Congress is given for 2 or more contiguous States to enter 
into an interstate compact, subject to approval by Con-
gress, establishing regional pipeline siting agencies to fa-
cilitate siting of future crude oil or refined petroleum 
product pipeline facilities within those States. 
(2) The Secretary may provide technical assistance 
to regional pipeline siting agencies established under this 
subsection. 
SEC. 202. PROCESS COORDINATION AND RULES OF PROCE-
DURE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Federal pipeline authorization’’— 
(A) means any authorization required 
under Federal law, whether administered by a 
Federal or State administrative agency or offi-
cial, with respect to siting of a crude oil or re-
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fined petroleum product pipeline facility in 
interstate commerce; and 
(B) includes any permits, special use au-
thorizations, certifications, opinions, or other 
approvals required under Federal law with re-
spect to siting of a crude oil or refined petro-
leum product pipeline facility in interstate com-
merce. 
(b) DESIGNATION AS LEAD AGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall act as 
the lead agency for the purposes of coordinating all 
applicable Federal pipeline authorizations and re-
lated environmental reviews with respect to a crude 
oil or refined petroleum product pipeline facility. 
(2) OTHER
AGENCIES.—Each Federal and 
State agency or official required to provide Federal 
pipeline authorization shall cooperate with the Com-
mission and comply with the deadlines established by 
the Commission. 
(c) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) COMMISSION’S AUTHORITY TO SET SCHED-
ULE.—The Commission shall establish a schedule 
for all Federal pipeline authorizations with respect 
to a crude oil or refined petroleum product pipeline
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facility. In establishing the schedule, the Commission 
shall— 
(A) ensure expeditious completion of all 
such proceedings; and 
(B) accommodate the applicable schedules 
established by Federal law for such proceedings. 
(2) FAILURE TO MEET SCHEDULE.—If a Fed-
eral or State administrative agency or official does 
not complete a proceeding for an approval that is re-
quired for a Federal pipeline authorization in ac-
cordance with the schedule established by the Com-
mission under this subsection, the applicant may 
pursue remedies under subsection (e). 
(d) CONSOLIDATED
RECORD.—The Commission 
shall, with the cooperation of Federal and State adminis-
trative agencies and officials, maintain a complete consoli-
dated record of all decisions made or actions taken by the 
Commission or by a Federal administrative agency or offi-
cer (or State administrative agency or officer acting under 
delegated Federal authority) with respect to any Federal 
pipeline authorization. Such record shall be the record for 
judicial review under subsection (e) of decisions made or 
actions taken by Federal and State administrative agen-
cies and officials, except that, if the Court determines that 
the record does not contain sufficient information, the
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Court may remand the proceeding to the Commission for 
further development of the consolidated record. 
(e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia shall have 
original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil ac-
tion for the review of— 
(A) an order or action related to a Federal 
pipeline authorization by a Federal or State ad-
ministrative agency or official; and 
(B) an alleged failure to act by a Federal 
or State administrative agency or official acting 
pursuant to a Federal pipeline authorization. 
The failure of an agency or official to act on a Fed-
eral pipeline authorization in accordance with the 
Commission’s schedule established pursuant to sub-
section (c) shall be considered inconsistent with Fed-
eral law for the purposes of paragraph (2) of this 
subsection. 
(2) COURT ACTION.—If the Court finds that an 
order or action described in paragraph (1)(A) is in-
consistent with the Federal law governing such Fed-
eral pipeline authorization, or that a failure to act 
as described in paragraph (1)(B) has occurred, and 
the order, action, or failure to act would prevent the