S. 655 · 117th Congress
Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley
- Introduced
- 2021-03-10
- Latest action
- 2021-03-10 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act
This bill restricts the use of eminent domain to take private or state land for the construction of a natural gas pipeline.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the U.S. districts courts from having jurisdiction to condemn property in which a state owns any interest. Further, the bill prohibits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction of a pipeline that will export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.