HR 8 · 114th Congress · Energy
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2015-12-07)
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North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to revise procedures for consideration by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of applications for federal authorization of the exportation or importation of natural gas, including a deadline for a final decision on a federal authorization within 90 days after FERC issues its final environmental document. The Federal Power Act (FPA) is amended to require FERC, in resolving environmental and grid reliability conflicts, to ensure that any emergency order which may result in conflict with federal, state, or local environmental law or regulations: requires electric energy generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission only during hours necessary to meet the emergency; is consistent with environmental law or regulation; and minimizes adverse environmental impacts. The Department of Energy (DOE) shall: adopt procedures, among other things, to improve communication and coordination between DOE's energy response team, federal partners, and the oil and natural gas industry regarding enhanced emergency preparedness for natural disasters; and order emergency measures to protect th…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
Oct 20, 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 30, 2015
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office