Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1981
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2017-10-18
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Free trade and trade barriers

Oil and gas

Trade agreements and negotiations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 412.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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>

action_date: 2018-05-10
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
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 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> <p>The bill does not apply to exportation to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United States.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1981 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2017 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 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. .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 412 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1981 [Report No. 115–248] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2017 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources May 10, 2018 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , without amendment 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. .

May 10, 2018 Reported without amendment