S. 641

Referred to Committee

Landowner Fairness Act

Introduced 3/9/2021•117th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

3/9/2021 • Senate

Summary

Landowner Fairness Act

This bill limits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility.

Specifically, this bill ends the legal presumption that natural gas exports are by definition in the public interest. In addition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must consider certain factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas projects. Finally, the bill prohibits the holder of a certification of public convenience and necessity from exercising the right of eminent domain for a pipeline designed to export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.

Introduced in Senate • 3/9/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Energy

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Judicial review and appealsLand transfersLicensing and registrationsOil and gasPipelinesProperty rightsPublic participation and lobbying