S. 641 · 117th Congress
Landowner Fairness Act
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2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill limits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 9, 2021
Landowner Fairness Act
This bill limits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility.
Specifically, this bill ends the legal presumption that natural gas exports are by definition in the public interest. In addition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must consider certain factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas projects. Finally, the bill prohibits the holder of a certification of public convenience and necessity from exercising the right of eminent domain for a pipeline designed to export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Landowner Fairness Act
Latest action (Mar 9, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 9, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.