Presidential Permit Review for Cross-Border Pipelines and Electric Transmission

Luther, Linda ; Parfomak, Paul W.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Presidential powers;    Energy transportation;    Foreign trade;    Executive departments;    Keystone XL Pipeline;   

RP-ID  :  R44140
RP-ID  :  R44140_2017Apr19

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Presidential Permit review processes for cross-border energy infrastructure as implemented by these agencies: The Department of State for pipelines and similar facilities that transport liquids such as petroleum, petroleum products, and other hazardous liquids; The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for natural gas pipelines and associated facilities; and The Department of Energy (DOE) for electricity transmission lines and associated facilities. This report compares practices among these three agencies with respect to how they define a proposed project's scope (which dictates the array of associated impacts they will review), conduct environmental reviews, and make final decisions on permit applications. It also includes a discussion of recent efforts by Congress to change those permitting processes.