Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Complete American Pipelines Act of 2023”.
Complete American Pipelines Act of 2023
A BILL
To lower energy costs by ending judicial review for legacy projects and providing jurisdiction to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Legacy projects
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project that, prior to January 1, 2018, has been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f(c)), and where such certificate of public convenience and necessity is still in effect—
such project shall be constructed expeditiously in the location and form specified in such certificate of public convenience and necessity or any amendment or authorization issued pursuant thereto, and consistent with other applicable permits;
such certificate of public convenience and necessity and any amendment, extension of time, or other authorization issued pursuant to or related thereto, and any order or action of a Federal agency or State administrative agency acting pursuant to Federal law for such project that is required to complete construction of such project, issued prior to or subsequent to the enactment of this section, shall not be subject to judicial review in any court, and any action (including any action pending in a court as of the date of enactment of this section) seeking judicial review of such an agency order or action shall not be filed or maintained in any court and shall be promptly dismissed; and
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any claim alleging the invalidity of this section or that an action is beyond the scope of authority conferred by this section.