To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions related to natural gas pipelines, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4657 To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions related to natural gas pipelines, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 11, 2019 Mr. MCGOVERN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions related to natural gas pipelines, 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. REVIEW OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 3 FROM PIPELINE PROJECTS. 4 In complying with the requirements of the National 5 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 6 seq.) with respect to the issuance of a certificate of public 7 convenience and necessity under section 7 of the Natural 8 Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) for a natural gas pipeline, the 9 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall consider 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Oct 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4657.IH H4657 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4657 IH greenhouse gas emissions associated with the construction 1 and operation of the pipeline, and the production, trans- 2 portation, and combustion of the natural gas to be trans- 3 ported through the pipeline. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Oct 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4657.IH H4657 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS