Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2494
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Introduced: 2014-06-18
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Civil actions and liability

Department of Energy

Government information and archives

Judicial review and appeals

Oil and gas

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to issue a final decision on an application for authorization to export natural gas within 45 days after conclusion of the review required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. </p> <p>Grants original and exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the export facility under an application will be located with respect to any civil action for review of: (1) an order by the Secretary regarding the application, or (2) failure of the Secretary to issue a decision on the application. </p> <p>Requires the Court, if it finds in a civil action that the Secretary has failed to issue a decision on an application, to order the Secretary to issue one within 30 days. Requires the Court to set any civil action brought under this Act on the docket for expedited consideration as soon as practical after the filing date of the initial pleading. </p> <p>Amends the Natural Gas Act to direct DOE, in the case of any authorization to export liquefied natural gas, to require the applicant to report to DOE the names of the countries of destination. </p> <p>Requires DOE to publish such information on its website and otherwise make it publicly available.

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2494 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2014 Mr. Udall of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Landrieu , and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To expedite applications to export natural gas, to require the public disclosure of liquefied natural gas export destinations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014 . 2. Applications to export natural gas (a) In general The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall issue a final decision on any application for authorization to export natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) that is pending on or filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act not later than 45 days after conclusion of the review required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (b) Judicial review (1) In general Except for review in the Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the export facility will be located pursuant to an application described in subsection (a) shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action for the review of— (A) an order issued by the Secretary with respect to the application; or (B) the failure of the Secretary to issue a decision on the application. (2) Order If the Court in a civil action described in paragraph (1) finds that the Secretary has failed to issue a decision on the application as required under subsection (a), the Court shall order the Secretary to issue the decision not later than 30 days after the order of the Court. (3) Expedited consideration The Court shall— (A) set any civil action brought under this subsection for expedited consideration; and (B) set the matter on the docket as soon as practicable after the filing date of the initial pleading. 3. Public disclosure of export destinations Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Public disclosure of liquefied natural gas export destinations (1) In general In the case of any authorization to export liquefied natural gas, the Secretary of Energy shall require the applicant to report to the Secretary of Energy the names of the one or more countries of destination to which the exported liquefied natural gas is delivered. (2) Timing The applicant shall file the report required under paragraph (1) not later than— (A) in the case of the first export, the last day of the month following the month of the first export; and (B) in the case of subsequent exports, the date that is 30 days after the last day of the applicable month concerning the activity of the previous month. (3) Disclosure The Secretary of Energy shall publish the information reported under this subsection on the website of the Department of Energy and otherwise make the information available to the public. .