COMPRESSOR Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1145 To prohibit the placement in service or continued operation of certain natural gas compressor stations as part of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 15, 2021 Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources A BILL To prohibit the placement in service or continued operation of certain natural gas compressor stations as part of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Outreach, 4 Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Sta- 5 tions from Subverting Our Regulations Act’’ or the 6 ‘‘COMPRESSOR Act’’. 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:00 Apr 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1145.IS S1145 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1145 IS SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE PLACEMENT IN SERVICE OR 1 CONTINUED OPERATION OF CERTAIN NAT- 2 URAL GAS COMPRESSOR STATIONS. 3 The placement in service or continued operation of 4 any natural gas compressor station not in service on or 5 before September 1, 2020, shall be prohibited if the nat- 6 ural gas compressor station would be placed into service 7 or operated as part of a project that, as determined by 8 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would— 9 (1) lead to the export of natural gas; or 10 (2) facilitate the export of natural gas. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:00 Apr 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1145.IS S1145 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS