Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1836 To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 18, 2019 Mr. YOHO (for himself and Mr. WALTZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Small Scale LNG Ac- 4 cess Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN 6 VOLUMES OF NATURAL GAS. 7 Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 8 is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 9 following: 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:00 Apr 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1836.IH H1836 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1836 IH ‘‘(c) EXPEDITED APPLICATION AND APPROVAL 1 PROCESS.— 2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 3 (a), the following shall be deemed to be consistent 4 with the public interest, and applications for such 5 importation or exportation shall be granted without 6 modification or delay: 7 ‘‘(A) The importation of the natural gas 8 referred to in subsection (b). 9 ‘‘(B) The exportation of natural gas in a 10 volume up to and including 51,750,000,000 11 cubic feet per year. 12 ‘‘(C) The exportation of natural gas to a 13 nation with which there is in effect a free trade 14 agreement requiring national treatment for 15 trade in natural gas. 16 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—Subparagraphs (B) and (C) 17 of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any nation sub- 18 ject to sanctions imposed by the United States.’’. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:00 Apr 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1836.IH H1836 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS