‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—No natural-gas 
company or person which will be a natural- 
gas company upon completion of any pro-
posed construction or extension shall en-
gage in the transportation or sale of nat-
ural gas, subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Commission, or undertake the construction 
or extension of any facilities therefor, or 
acquire or operate any such facilities or ex-
tensions thereof, unless there is in force 
with respect to such natural-gas company 
a certificate of public convenience and ne-
cessity issued by the Commission author-
izing such acts or operations. 
‘‘(ii) PRIOR
OPERATIONS.—If any 
such natural-gas company or predecessor 
in interest was bona fide engaged in trans-
portation or sale of natural gas, subject to 
the jurisdiction of the Commission, on the 
effective date of this amendatory Act, over 
the route or routes or within the area for 
which application is made and has so oper-
ated since that time, the Commission shall 
issue such certificate without requiring fur-
ther proof that public convenience and ne-
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cessity will be served by such operation, 
and without further proceedings, if applica-
tion for such certificate is made to the 
Commission within ninety days after the 
effective date of this amendatory Act. 
Pending the determination of any such ap-
plication, the continuance of such oper-
ation shall be lawful. 
‘‘(iii) PROJECTS THAT MEET SAFETY 
REGULATIONS.—With respect to any appli-
cation for a certificate of public conven-
ience and necessity under clause (i) for 
which the Commission determines that 
project covered by the application meets all 
safety regulations in effect as of the date 
of the application, the Commission shall 
issue the certificate without requiring fur-
ther proof that public convenience and ne-
cessity will be served by the project, and 
without further proceedings. 
‘‘(B) HEARINGS.—In all cases other than 
the cases described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
subparagraph (A), the Commission shall set the 
matter for hearing and shall give such reason-
able notice of the hearing thereon to all inter-
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ested persons as in its judgment may be nec-
essary under rules and regulations to be pre-
scribed by the Commission; and the application 
shall be decided in accordance with the proce-
dure provided in subsection (e) of this section 
and such certificate shall be issued or denied 
accordingly: Provided, however, That the Com-
mission may issue a temporary certificate in 
cases of emergency, to assure maintenance of 
adequate service or to serve particular cus-
tomers, without notice or hearing, pending the 
determination of an application for a certificate, 
and may by regulation exempt from the require-
ments of this section temporary acts or oper-
ations for which the issuance of a certificate 
will not be required in the public interest.’’. 
SEC. 10. DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(2) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
inserting ‘‘in the United States’’ after ‘‘human 
environment’’; 
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