S. 1399 · 118th Congress
Building American Energy Security Act of 2023
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This bill establishes requirements to accelerate the environmental review of federal agency actions that involve certain energy infrastructure or critical mineral projects, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 2, 2023
Building American Energy Security Act of 2023
This bill establishes requirements to accelerate the environmental review of federal agency actions that involve certain energy infrastructure or critical mineral projects, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.
Specifically, the bill modifies requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including by
- setting maximum timelines for the environmental reviews of federal actions that involve major energy infrastructure projects,
- allowing project sponsors to sue agencies if the timelines are not met,
- establishing requirements to accelerate such reviews that involve multiple agencies, and
- limiting judicial review of agency decisions.
Further, the President must designate and periodically update a list of high-priority energy infrastructure projects and prioritize permitting for these projects.
The bill also expands covered projects under FAST-41, which qualify for expedited environmental review, to include certain federal agency actions that involve (1) critical minerals, or (2) energy infrastructure projects that require an investment of more than $50 million.
In addition, the bill modifies provisions under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act, including by authorizing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve permits for certain interstate electric transmission facilities and hydrogen pipelines. Finally, the bill requires federal agencies to take certain actions to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Building American Energy Security Act of 2023
Latest action (May 2, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 2, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.