Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act
- Last Action
- 3/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-03-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-10 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Subjects
- Federal district courts
- Intergovernmental relations
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Property rights
- State and local government operations
- Trade restrictions
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