Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Regional Gas Consumer Protection Act”.
Regional Gas Consumer Protection Act
A BILL
To amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Required considerations for approval or disapproval of applications for LNG terminals
Section 3(e) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(5) Required considerations—Before the Commission may approve or disapprove an application for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of an LNG terminal under this subsection, the Commission shall consider—
“(A) regional constraints in the natural gas supply of the United States; and
“(B) whether the application includes provisions of benefit to the regional consumers of natural gas that would be affected by the exportation of natural gas.”