H.R. 4606 — what changed
Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Sec. 2 Small scale exportation or importation of natural gas
Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended—
changed
by striking “subsection (b), or ” “For purposes” and inserting “subsection (b),”; “(1) For purposes”; and
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by inserting “, or adding at the importation or exportation of a volume of natural gas that does not exceed 0.14 billion cubic feet per day” after “national treatment for trade in natural gas” .end the following:
added “(2) For purposes of subsection (a), and in addition to any importation or exportation of natural gas described in paragraph (1), importation or exportation of natural gas shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest, and an application for such importation or exportation shall be granted without modification or delay, if—
added “(A) the application for such importation or exportation proposes to import or export a volume of natural gas that does not exceed 0.14 billion cubic feet per day; and
added “(B) the Commission’s approval of such application does not require an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.”