COMPRESSOR Act

Bill: 116-s-2642
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-10-17
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand

Oil and gas

Pipelines

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act or the</b> <b>COMPRESSOR Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the construction of any natural gas compressor station as part of a project that would lead to the export of natural gas or facilitate the export of natural gas.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2642 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2019 Mr. Markey (for himself and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the construction of natural gas compressor stations as part of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act or the COMPRESSOR Act . 2. Prohibition on construction of certain natural gas compressor stations The construction and placement in service of any natural gas compressor station not in service on the date of enactment of this Act shall be prohibited if the natural gas compressor station would be constructed as part of a project that, as determined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would— (1) lead to the export of natural gas; or (2) facilitate the export of natural gas.