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Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Sustainable Revenue for Oregon
Counties Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) more than half of the land in the State of Oregon is
owned by the Federal Government;
(2) in many counties of the State, significant portions of
the land of the counties (often significantly more than half of
the land of the counties) is owned by the Federal Government;
(3) the land described in paragraph (2) includes Forest
Service land and Oregon and California grant land;
(4) the counties described in paragraph (2) are unable to
derive revenue from property taxes on land owned by the Federal
Government;
(5) historically, payments made by the Federal Government
based on revenues from harvesting timber (including Oregon and
California grant land and Forest Service payments) have
provided a revenue substitute for property taxes;
(6) the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-
393) augmented the payments described in paragraph (5) because
of a significant decline in timber harvest revenues;
(7) Congress extended the payments described in paragraph
(6) for 1 year in 2007, and for 4 years effective beginning in
2008, to provide time to develop a long-term sustainable
alternative to the payments described in paragraph (6);
(8) the prospects for a long-term extension are uncertain
because of concerns regarding Federal budget deficits and long-
term financial assistance to local governments of the State;
(9) counties of the State that have historically received
the payments described in paragraph (5) are in need of a
sustainable, long-term revenue source;
(10) there are opportunities for the conduct of activities
in the Federal forest land of the counties of the State that
could be structured to be economically and environmentally
sustainable, including--
(A) the harvesting of timber (including thinning to
restore forest health) in a sustainable manner and in
sustainable quantities;
(B) the removal of biomass material from the forest
land for--
(i) the generation of electricity; and
(ii) the production of cellulosic biofuels;
(C) the conduct of activities that could--
(i) increase the sequestration by the
forest land of atmospheric carbon; or
(ii) provide other ecosystem services for
communities, such as clean water; and
(D) the conduct of recreational activities;
(11) other sources of revenue, including State and local
revenue sources, should also be considered in selecting a
sustainable, long-term revenue source; and
(12) payments made by the Federal Government could be
continued under a variety of different payment methodologies.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretaries concerned.--The term ''Secretaries
concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of Oregon.
(3) Task force.--The term ''Task Force'' means the Oregon
Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties established by
section 4(a).

SEC. 4. TASK FORCE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be known
as the ''Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties''.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of 15
members, of whom--
(A) 4 members shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned, of whom--
(i) each shall represent a county of the
State; and
(ii) 2 shall represent counties in which
there is located Oregon and California grant
land;
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Governor of
the State as the representative of the Governor of the
State;
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in
economics (including natural resource economics);
(D) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in
sustainable forestry practices;
(E) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in
scientific and economic aspects of biomass energy;
(F) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in the
scientific aspects of ecosystem services that are
provided by temperate forests (including, at a minimum,
the scientific aspects of carbon sequestration);
(G) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in fields
relating to wildlife habitat, endangered species, and
biodiversity;
(H) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of the forest products
industry located in the State;
(I) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of regionally or locally
recognized conservation organizations located in the
State;
(J) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of--
(i) organized labor; or
(ii) nontimber forest product harvester
groups;
(K) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of persons who
participate in or provide recreational activities or
are engaged in related activities; and
(L) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of Indian tribes that are
located in the State.
(2) Date of appointments.--The appointment of a member of
the Task Force shall be made not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Term; Vacancies.--
(1) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the
Task Force.
(2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Task Force--
(A) shall not affect the powers of the Task Force;
and
(B) shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment was made.
(d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which all members of the Task Force have been appointed, the Task Force
shall hold the initial meeting of the Task Force.
(e) Meetings.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of
the Chairperson.
(2) Public access.--Each meeting of the Task Force shall be
open to the public.
(f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Task Force shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Task Force shall select
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Task
Force.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

(a) Consideration and Review of Revenue Sources.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall consider and review
concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source
for counties located in the State that have historically
received Federal funds.
(2) Revenue sources.--In conducting the consideration and
review under paragraph (1), in accordance with paragraph (3),
the Task Force shall consider--
(A) revenue sources proposed by relevant
legislation or administrative actions;
(B) payments based on timber harvests (including
thinning to restore forest health) carried out at
sustainable levels;
(C) payments based on revenues that each county of
the State could have received through property taxation
if the land owned by the Federal Government located in
the county was privately held and subject to a property
tax;
(D) revenue based on--
(i) a portion of the proceeds from sales of
material collected from public land located in
the State for the production of biomass
electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation
fuels;
(ii) user fees for recreational activities
carried out on public land located in the
State;
(iii) payments for increases in carbon
sequestration; and
(iv) land exchanges or transfers that could
provide compensation for nontaxable Federal
land located in counties of the State;
(E) local sources of revenue that could be used to
reduce or eliminate the reliance of counties of the
State on Federal funds (including taxes, user fees, or
economic development activities that could increase the
revenue base of the counties of the State);
(F) payments made by the Federal Government to the
counties of the State, including--
(i) guaranteed payments that are to be
established at a reduced level and not based on
timber harvest revenues; and
(ii) guaranteed payments that are to be
established--
(I) at a level similar to the level
of payments reauthorized in 2008;
(II) in part by timber harvest
revenues; and
(III) with the use of additional
Federal funds to the extent that timber
harvest revenues described in subclause
(II) do not meet the guaranteed level
of payment; and
(G) any other revenue source that the Task Force
determines to be appropriate for consideration and
review.
(3) Factors.--In considering each revenue source under
paragraph (2), the Task Force shall take into account--
(A) the long-term sustainability of each revenue
source considered under paragraph (2);
(B) the relative value, long-term sustainability,
and any other implication of the relative reliance of
the counties of the State on revenues arising from
Federal forests located in the counties, as compared to
other local revenue sources;
(C) the potential long-term effects of each revenue
source considered under paragraph (2) on the economies
of the counties of the State;
(D) revenue sources that are used by other cities
or counties of the State;
(E) the environmental effects of each revenue
source considered under paragraph (2);
(F) the effect of each revenue source considered
under paragraph (2) on local revenue streams and county
services; and
(G) comments submitted to the Task Force by a
stakeholder relating to any issue or proposal
considered by the Task Force.
(b) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall hold such hearings,
meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable to
receive the input and determine the opinions of the public and
stakeholders with respect to the establishment of a
sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties of the
State.
(2) Incorporation of public and stakeholder input.--In
preparing the report required under subsection (c), the Task
Force shall incorporate into the recommendations of the Task
Force required under subsection (c)(2), to the maximum extent
practicable, the public and stakeholder input received under
paragraph (1).
(c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that contains--
(1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of
the Task Force;
(2) a description of not less than 2 policy scenarios for
providing sustainable revenue to the counties of the State that
are recommended by not less than /5\ of the members of the
Task force for consideration by the Federal Government, the
State, and the counties of the State as the Task Force
considers appropriate (including such legislation and
administrative actions necessary to implement each policy
scenario);
(3) a description of the opinion of each member of the Task
Force regarding each policy scenario described in paragraph
(2);
(4) a description of the minority views of each member of
the Task Force who does not support any policy scenario
described in paragraph (2);
(5) a description of each revenue source considered but not
recommended by the Task Force under paragraph (2), including--
(A) an explanation of each reason why the Task
Force did not recommend the policy scenario; and
(B) a description of the minority views of each
member of the Task Force relating to the decision by
the Task Force not to recommend the policy scenario;
and
(6) a summary of comments received by the Task Force under
subsections (a)(3)(G) and (b)(1).
(d) Required Hearings.--Not later than 60 days after the date on
which each committee described in subsection (c) receives the report
required under that subsection, each committee shall hold a hearing to
evaluate the recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

(a) Information From Federal Agencies.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force may secure directly from a
Federal agency such information as the Task Force considers
necessary to carry out this Act.
(2) Provision of information.--On request of the
Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of the agency shall
provide the information to the Task Force.
(b) Postal Services.--The Task Force may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
agencies of the Federal Government.
(c) Gifts.--The Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.

SEC. 7. TASK FORCE PERSONNEL MATTERS.

(a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Task Force shall
serve without compensation.
(b) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Task Force shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the
Task Force.
(c) Detail of Federal Government Employees.--
(1) In general.--An employee of the Federal Government may
be detailed to the Task Force without reimbursement.
(2) Civil service status.--The detail of the employee shall
be without interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege.
(d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
Chairperson of the Task Force may procure temporary and intermittent
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF TASK FORCE.

The Task Force shall terminate 120 days after the date on which the
Task Force submits the report of the Task Force under section 5(c).
Example Output: Sustainable Revenue for Oregon Counties Act of 2009 - Establishes the Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties to consider and review concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source for counties in Oregon that have historically received federal funds.

Directs the Task Force, in conducting the consideration and review, to consider: (1) revenue sources proposed by relevant legislation or administrative actions; (2) payments based on timber harvests, including thinning to restore forest health, carried out at sustainable levels; (3) payments based on the revenues each county could have received through property taxation if the land owned by the federal government was privately held and subject to a property tax; (4) revenue based on a portion of the proceeds from sales of material collected from public land in Oregon for the production of biomass electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation fuels, user fees for recreational activities on such land, payments for increases in carbon sequestration, and land exchanges or transfers that could provide compensation for nontaxable federal land in the counties; (5) local revenue sources that could be used to reduce or eliminate reliance of the counties on federal funds; (6) federal payments made by the government to the counties, including specified guaranteed payments; and (7) any other revenue source appropriate for review.

Requires the Task Force to hold hearings on the establishment of a sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Department of Education statistics reveal a lack of
diversity among public schoolteachers. During the school year
of 2007 through 2008, an estimated 83.1 percent of public
schoolteachers were Caucasian, while 7.1 percent were Latino, 7
percent were African-American, and 1.2 percent were Asian. Of
all public schoolteachers, 24.1 percent were male and 75.9
percent were female.
(2) Some experts believe the lack of diversity can leave
students in underrepresented groups without role models to whom
they can relate, which may lead to poorer performance in the
classroom. Statistics show that students in some
underrepresented groups have lower standardized test scores and
lower graduation rates.
(3) Teacher demographics should better reflect those of the
population as a whole, ensuring that students have role models
from diverse backgrounds and racial and ethnic groups and of
different genders.

SEC. 3. RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS FROM
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

(a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new part:

''PART E--RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS FROM
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS

''SEC. 2501. GRANT PROGRAM.

''(a) Authorization.--From amounts appropriated under section 2505,
the Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to eligible
entities for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from
underrepresented groups as teachers at public elementary schools and
secondary schools.
''(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary may only make a grant under
subsection (a) to an eligible entity that--
''(1) serves schools that have difficulty recruiting,
training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented
groups as teachers; and
''(2) submits an application at such time, in such form,
and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary
may require, including--
''(A) a description of how the activities the
eligible entity carries out with grant funds will
ensure the recruitment, training, and retention of a
significant number of individuals from underrepresented
groups; and
''(B) a description of the difficulty recruiting,
training, and retaining individuals from
underrepresented groups experienced by the schools
served by the eligible entity.
''(c) Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give priority to--
''(1) local educational agencies (or consortia of local
educational agencies) that serve the most high-need schools;
and
''(2) local educational agencies (or consortia of local
educational agencies) that serve schools with the highest
percentages of minority individuals in their student
populations.
''(d) Matching Funds.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary may not make a grant to an
eligible entity under subsection (a) unless the eligible entity
agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the
eligible entity in carrying out the activities for which the
grant is awarded, the eligible entity will make available non-
Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than 10
percent of the Federal funds provided under the grant.
''(2) Satisfying matching requirement.--The non-Federal
contributions required under paragraph (1) may be--
''(A) in cash or in-kind, including services,
fairly evaluated; and
''(B) from--
''(i) any private source; or
''(ii) a State educational agency or local
educational agency.
''(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive or reduce the non-
Federal contribution required by paragraph (1) if the eligible
entity involved demonstrates that it cannot meet the
contribution requirement due to financial hardship.

''SEC. 2502. REPORTS TO SECRETARY.

''An eligible entity receiving a grant under section 2501(a) shall
submit to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the end of each
school year in which the entity receives grant funds a report that
contains--
''(1) a description of the activities for which the entity
used grant funds during such school year;
''(2) data concerning, with respect to the schools served
by the entity--
''(A) the number of individuals from
underrepresented groups that began teaching during such
school year;
''(B) the retention rate of teachers who are
individuals from underrepresented groups;
''(C) in the case of the report covering the last
school year in which the entity receives grant funds,
indicators of student academic achievement during such
school year as compared with previous school years,
disaggregated, if possible, by the achievement of--
''(i) economically disadvantaged students;
''(ii) students from major racial groups;
''(iii) students with disabilities; and
''(iv) students with limited English
proficiency;
''(D) student graduation rates for the school year
covered by the report as compared with previous school
years, if applicable in the case of the schools served
by the entity; and
''(E) student attendance rates for the school year
covered by the report as compared with previous school
years; and
''(3) a description of and data regarding such
characteristics of the schools served by the entity, and the
students of such schools, as the Secretary considers
appropriate, including the number and percentage of students in
each of the groups listed in clauses (i) through (iv) of
paragraph (2)(C).

''SEC. 2503. BEST PRACTICES INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall evaluate the success of the
activities carried out by eligible entities using grant funds received
under section 2501(a) and compile a database of best practices for
recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented
groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers. The
Secretary shall make such database available to eligible entities
(regardless of whether such entities have received grants under such
section) through an Internet Web site.
''(b) Funds Available.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out
this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 10
percent to carry out this section during such fiscal year.

''SEC. 2504. DEFINITIONS.

''In this part, the following definitions apply:
''(1) Eligible entity.--The term 'eligible entity' means--
''(A) a local educational agency (or consortium of
local educational agencies); or
''(B) an entity that--
''(i) has entered into a partnership with a
local educational agency (or consortium of
local educational agencies) in which the local
educational agency (or consortium of local
educational agencies) is the primary partner;
and
''(ii) is a private nonprofit organization,
educational service agency, institution of
higher education, or State educational agency.
''(2) High-need high school.--The term 'high-need high
school' means a secondary school--
''(A) in which the entering grade of the school is
not lower than grade 9 and that includes grade 12; and
''(B) that has a graduation rate of not more than
65 percent in each of the 2 academic years prior to the
submission of the grant application.
''(3) High-need middle school.--The term 'high-need middle
school' means a secondary school--
''(A) in which the entering grade is not lower than
grade 6 and the highest grade is not higher than grade
9; and
''(B) from which not less than 35 percent of the
students who complete such school enroll in a high-need
high school.
''(4) High-need school.--The term 'high-need school' means
a public school, including a charter school (as such term is
defined in section 5210(1))--
''(A) in which not less than 40 percent of the
enrolled students are eligible to receive free or
reduced price lunches under section 9(b) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)); or
''(B) that is a high-need high school or a high-
need middle school.
''(5) Individual from an underrepresented group.--The term
'individual from an underrepresented group' means an individual
who is a member of a racial group or gender that has
historically been underrepresented among teachers in public
primary and secondary schools in the United States.
''(6) Minority individual.--The term 'minority individual'
means an individual who is a member of a racial group that has
historically been underrepresented among teachers in public
primary and secondary schools in the United States.

''SEC. 2505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2010 through 2015.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding
after the item related to section 2441 the following:

Part E--Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Teachers From
Underrepresented Groups

Sec. 2501. Grant program.
Sec. 2502. Reports to Secretary.
Sec. 2503. Best practices information clearinghouse.
Sec. 2504. Definitions.
Sec. 2505. Authorization of appropriations.
Example Output: Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or nonprofits, educational service agencies, institutions of higher education, or states that enter into partnerships with such LEAs, for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.

Gives priority to LEAs that serve the most high-need schools and those that serve schools with the highest percentages of minorities in their student bodies.

Requires the Secretary to evaluate the success of the grantees and compile a database of best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as public elementary and secondary school teachers.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Promoting Cross-Border Energy
Infrastructure Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROVAL FOR BORDER-CROSSING FACILITIES.

(a) Authorization of Certain Energy Infrastructure Projects at an
International Boundary of the United States.--
(1) Authorization.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) and
subsection (e), no person may construct, connect, operate, or
maintain a border-crossing facility for the import or export of
oil or natural gas, or the transmission of electricity, across
an international border of the United States without obtaining
a certificate of crossing for the border-crossing facility
under this subsection.
(2) Certificate of crossing.--
(A) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after
final action is taken, by the relevant official or
agency identified under subparagraph (B), under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) with respect to a border-crossing
facility for which a person requests a certificate of
crossing under this subsection, the relevant official
or agency, in consultation with appropriate Federal
agencies, shall issue a certificate of crossing for the
border-crossing facility unless the relevant official
or agency finds that the construction, connection,
operation, or maintenance of the border-crossing
facility is not in the public interest of the United
States.
(B) Relevant official or agency.--The relevant
official or agency referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
(i) the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission with respect to border-crossing
facilities consisting of oil or natural gas
pipelines; and
(ii) the Secretary of Energy with respect
to border-crossing facilities consisting of
electric transmission facilities.
(C) Additional requirement for electric
transmission facilities.--In the case of a request for
a certificate of crossing for a border-crossing
facility consisting of an electric transmission
facility, the Secretary of Energy shall require, as a
condition of issuing the certificate of crossing under
subparagraph (A), that the border-crossing facility be
constructed, connected, operated, or maintained
consistent with all applicable policies and standards
of--
(i) the Electric Reliability Organization
and the applicable regional entity; and
(ii) any Regional Transmission Organization
or Independent System Operator with operational
or functional control over the border-crossing
facility.
(3) Exclusions.--This subsection shall not apply to any
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a
border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil or
natural gas, or the transmission of electricity--
(A) if the border-crossing facility is operating
for such import, export, or transmission as of the date
of enactment of this Act;
(B) if a permit described in subsection (d) for the
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance has
been issued; or
(C) if an application for a permit described in
subsection (d) for the construction, connection,
operation, or maintenance is pending on the date of
enactment of this Act, until the earlier of--
(i) the date on which such application is
denied; or
(ii) two years after the date of enactment
of this Act, if such a permit has not been
issued by such date.
(4) Effect of other laws.--
(A) Application to projects.--Nothing in this
subsection or subsection (e) shall affect the
application of any other Federal statute to a project
for which a certificate of crossing for a border-
crossing facility is requested under this subsection.
(B) Natural gas act.--Nothing in this subsection or
subsection (e) shall affect the requirement to obtain
approval or authorization under sections 3 and 7 of the
Natural Gas Act for the siting, construction, or
operation of any facility to import or export natural
gas.
(C) Oil pipelines.--Nothing in this subsection or
subsection (e) shall affect the authority of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with respect to
oil pipelines under section 60502 of title 49, United
States Code.
(D) Scope of nepa review.--Nothing in this Act, or
the amendments made by this Act, shall affect the scope
of any review required to be conducted under section
102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
with respect to a project for which a certificate of
crossing for a border-crossing facility is requested
under this subsection.
(b) Importation or Exportation of Natural Gas to Canada and
Mexico.--Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ''In the case of an
application for the importation of natural gas from, or the exportation
of natural gas to, Canada or Mexico, the Commission shall grant the
application not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Commission receives the complete application.''.
(c) Transmission of Electric Energy to Canada and Mexico.--
(1) Repeal of requirement to secure order.--Section 202(e)
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) State regulations.--Section 202(f) of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(f)) is amended by
striking ''insofar as such State regulation does not
conflict with the exercise of the Commission's powers
under or relating to subsection 202(e)''.
(B) Seasonal diversity electricity exchange.--
Section 602(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 824a-4(b)) is amended
by striking ''the Commission has conducted hearings and
made the findings required under section 202(e) of the
Federal Power Act'' and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting ''the Secretary has
conducted hearings and finds that the proposed
transmission facilities would not impair the
sufficiency of electric supply within the United States
or would not impede or tend to impede the coordination
in the public interest of facilities subject to the
jurisdiction of the Secretary.''.
(d) No Presidential Permit Required.--No Presidential permit (or
similar permit) required under Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301
note), Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), section 301 of
title 3, United States Code, Executive Order No. 12038, Executive Order
No. 10485, or any other Executive order shall be necessary for the
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or
natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, or any border-
crossing facility thereof.
(e) Modifications to Existing Projects.--No certificate of crossing
under subsection (a), or permit described in subsection (d), shall be
required for a modification to--
(1) an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission
facility that is operating for the import or export of oil or
natural gas or the transmission of electricity as of the date
of enactment of this Act;
(2) an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission
facility for which a permit described in subsection (d) has
been issued; or
(3) a border-crossing facility for which a certificate of
crossing has previously been issued under subsection (a).
(f) Effective Date; Rulemaking Deadlines.--
(1) Effective date.--Subsections (a) through (e), and the
amendments made by such subsections, shall take effect on the
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Rulemaking deadlines.--Each relevant official or agency
described in subsection (a)(2)(B) shall--
(A) not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register
notice of a proposed rulemaking to carry out the
applicable requirements of subsection (a); and
(B) not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register
a final rule to carry out the applicable requirements
of subsection (a).
(g) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ''border-crossing facility'' means the portion
of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission
facility that is located at an international boundary of the
United States;
(2) the term ''modification'' includes a reversal of flow
direction, change in ownership, change in flow volume, addition
or removal of an interconnection, or an adjustment to maintain
flow (such as a reduction or increase in the number of pump or
compressor stations);
(3) the term ''natural gas'' has the meaning given that
term in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a);
(4) the term ''oil'' means petroleum or a petroleum
product;
(5) the terms ''Electric Reliability Organization'' and
''regional entity'' have the meanings given those terms in
section 215 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o); and
(6) the terms ''Independent System Operator'' and
''Regional Transmission Organization'' have the meanings given
those terms in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
796).

Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2017.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.
Example Output:
Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act (Sec.2)This bill prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across an international border of the United States without obtaining a certificate of crossing. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), with respect to oil or natural gas pipelines, or the Department of Energy (DOE), with respect to electric transmission facilities, must issue a certificate of crossing for the border-crossing facility within 120 days after final action is taken under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, unless it is not in the public interest. DOE, as a condition of issuing a certificate, must require that the border-crossing facility be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained consistent with specified policies and standards of: (1)the Electric Reliability Organization and applicable regional entity, and (2)the Regional Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator with operational or functional control over the border-crossing facility. The bill amends the Natural Gas Act to require FERC to approve within 30 days after receipt any application for the importation or exportation of natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico. No presidential permit as required under specified executive orders shall be necessary for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, including any border-crossing facility. No certificate of crossing shall be required for a modification to an existing facility that is operating for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity prior to the enactment of this bill. FERC and DOE must publish a final rule in the Federal Register within one year to carry out the requirements of this bill.