S. 1174 · 110th Congress
A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Cardin
- Introduced
- 2007-04-19
- Latest action
- 2007-04-19 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Amends the Natural Gas Act to repeal the exclusive authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve or deny an application for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.
Predicates FERC approval or denial authority regarding such application upon the express concurrence of each state affected by the application.