Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2152 To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act as such certificate applies to the Weymouth Compressor Station, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 9, 2019 Mr. LYNCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce Act A BILL To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act as such certificate applies to the Weymouth Compressor Station, 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 ‘‘Pipeline and Com- 4 pressor Safety Verification Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. REVOCATIONS. 6 (a) WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION.— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:33 Apr 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2152.IH H2152 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2152 IH (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 1 the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal En- 2 ergy Regulatory Commission shall issue an order re- 3 voking the certificate of public convenience and ne- 4 cessity authorizing the construction and operation of 5 the Atlantic Bridge Project and issued under section 6 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) on Janu- 7 ary 25, 2017, as such certificate applies with respect 8 to the proposed Weymouth Compressor Station in 9 Weymouth, Massachusetts. 10 (2) FUTURE ACTIONS.—After issuing an order 11 under paragraph (1), the Federal Energy Regulatory 12 Commission may not, with respect to the proposed 13 Weymouth Compressor Station in Weymouth, Mas- 14 sachusetts, issue a certificate of public convenience 15 and necessity under section 7 of the Natural Gas 16 Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) or take any other action ap- 17 proving the Weymouth Compressor Station, unless 18 and until the Commission receives written certifi- 19 cation that the construction and operation of the 20 Weymouth Compressor Station will not pose a dan- 21 ger to surrounding residential communities and the 22 general public from each of the following: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:33 Apr 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2152.IH H2152 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 2152 IH (A) The Secretary of the Executive Office 1 of Public Safety and Security for Massachu- 2 setts. 3 (B) The State Fire Marshal for Massachu- 4 setts. 5 (C) The Director of the Massachusetts 6 Pipeline Safety Division. 7 (b) WEST ROXBURY LATERAL.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal En- 10 ergy Regulatory Commission shall issue an order re- 11 voking the certificate of public convenience and ne- 12 cessity authorizing the construction and operation of 13 the Algonquin Incremental Market Project and 14 issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 15 U.S.C. 717f) on March 3, 2015, as such certificate 16 applies with respect to approximately 4.1 miles of 17 16-inch-diameter pipeline and approximately 0.8 18 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline off of the I–4 Sys- 19 tem Lateral of Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 20 in Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts 21 (commonly known, and in this subsection referred 22 to, as the ‘‘West Roxbury Lateral’’). 23 (2) FUTURE ACTIONS.—After issuing an order 24 under paragraph (1), the Federal Energy Regulatory 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:33 Apr 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2152.IH H2152 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 2152 IH Commission may not, with respect to the West 1 Roxbury Lateral, issue a certificate of public conven- 2 ience and necessity under section 7 of the Natural 3 Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) or take any other action 4 approving the West Roxbury Lateral, unless and 5 until the Commission receives written certification 6 that the construction and operation of the West 7 Roxbury Lateral will not pose a danger to sur- 8 rounding residential communities and the general 9 public from each of the following: 10 (A) The Secretary of the Executive Office 11 of Public Safety and Security for Massachu- 12 setts. 13 (B) The State Fire Marshal for Massachu- 14 setts. 15 (C) The Director of the Massachusetts 16 Pipeline Safety Division. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:33 Apr 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2152.IH H2152 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS