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Landowner Fairness Act
3/8/2023, 8:12 PM
Congressional Summary of S 641
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.
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Current Status of Bill S 641
Bill S 641 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 9, 2021. Bill S 641 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 9, 2021. Bill S 641's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. as of March 9, 2021
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 641
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
2Democrat Cosponsors
2Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 641
Primary Policy Focus
EnergyPotential Impact Areas
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Judicial review and appeals
- Land transfers
- Licensing and registrations
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Property rights
- Public participation and lobbying
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 641
Landowner Fairness Act
A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider certain factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity under that Act, to modify the requirements for the right to exercise eminent domain in construction of pipelines under that Act, to provide that the right of eminent domain may not be exercised under that Act for projects for the exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes.
Landowner Fairness Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 641
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