Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4370
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2017-11-09
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Free trade and trade barriers

Oil and gas

Trade agreements and negotiations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to state that an application under the Natural Gas Act for the exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 51.1 billion cubic feet per year shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest and granted without modification or delay.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4370 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2017 Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida , Mr. Perry , and Mr. Pearce ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017 . 2. Expedited approval of export of certain volumes of natural gas Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking (c) For purposes of and inserting the following: (c) Expedited application and approval process (1) Free trade agreements in effect For purposes of ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Small-scale natural gas exports For purposes of subsection (a), any application for the exportation of natural gas in a volume that is equal to or less than 51,100,000,000 cubic feet per year of natural gas shall be— (A) deemed to be consistent with the public interest; and (B) granted without modification or delay. (3) Exclusions Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United States. .