,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #c ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,terry 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,matheson1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,barrow of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 ,mr4 ,bachus1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,bonner1 ,mr4 ,boustany1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,carter1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,coble1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,culberson1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,ellmers1 ,mr4 ,fincher1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,gingrey of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,granger1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,griffith of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,harper1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,huizenga of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,mc,henry1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mr4 ,shimkus1 ,mr4 ,shuster1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,walden1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,young of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 and ,ms4 ,foxx7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce and ,natural ,resources1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to approve the construction1 operation1 and maintenance of the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,northern ,route ,approval ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,to maintain our ,nation's competitive edge and ensure an economy built to last1 the ,united ,states must have fast1 reliable1 resilient1 and environmentally sound means of moving energy4 ,in a global economy1 we will compete for the world's investments based in significant part on the quality of our infrastructure4 ,investing in the ,nation's infrastructure provides immediate and long-term economic benefits for local communities and the ,nation as a whole4 7#b7 ,the delivery of oil from ,canada1 a close ally not only in proximity but in shared values and ideals1 to domestic markets is in the national interest because of the need to lessen dependence upon insecure foreign sources4 7#c7 ,the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline would provide both short-term and long-term employment opportunities and related labor income benefits1 such as government revenues associated with taxes4 7#d7 ,the ,state of ,nebraska has thoroughly reviewed and approved the proposed ,keystone ,,xl pipeline reroute1 concluding that the concerns of ,nebraskans have had a major influence on the pipeline reroute and that the reroute will have minimal environmental impacts4 7#e7 ,the ,department of ,state and other ,federal agencies have over a long period of time conducted extensive studies and analysis of the technical aspects and of the environmental1 social1 and economic impacts of the proposed ,keystone ,,xl pipeline4 7#f7 ,the transportation of oil via pipeline is the safest and most economically and environmentally effective means of doing so4 7#g7 ,the ,keystone ,,xl is in much the same position today as the ,alaska ,pipeline in #aigc prior to congressional action4 ,once again1 the ,federal regulatory process remains an insurmountable obstacle to a project that is likely to reduce oil imports from insecure foreign sources4 #c4 ,keystone ,,xl permit approval ,notwithstanding ,executive ,order ,no4 #acccg 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note71 ,executive ,order ,no4 #aadbc 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note71 section #cja of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 and any other ,executive order or provision of law1 no ,presidential permit shall be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on ,may #d1 #bjab1 by ,trans,canada ,keystone ,pipeline1 ,l4,p4 to the ,department of ,state for the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline1 as supplemented to include the ,nebraska reroute evaluated in the ,final ,evaluation ,report issued by the ,nebraska ,department of ,environmental ,quality in ,january #bjac and approved by the ,nebraska governor4 ,the final environmental impact statement issued by the ,secretary of ,state on ,august #bf1 #bjaa1 coupled with the ,final ,evaluation ,report described in the previous sentence1 shall be considered to satisfy all requirements of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 and of the ,national ,historic ,preservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgj et seq474 #d4 ,judicial review 7a7 ,exclusive jurisdiction ,except for review by the ,supreme ,court on writ of certiorari1 the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,district of ,columbia ,circuit shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction to determine-- 7#a7 the validity of any final order or action 7including a failure to act7 of any ,federal agency or officer with respect to issuance of a permit relating to the construction or maintenance of the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline1 including any final order or action deemed to be taken1 made1 granted1 or issued2 7#b7 the constitutionality of any provision of this ,act1 or any decision or action taken1 made1 granted1 or issued1 or deemed to be taken1 made1 granted1 or issued under this ,act2 or 7#c7 the adequacy of any environmental impact statement prepared under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 or of any analysis under any other ,act1 with respect to any action taken1 made1 granted1 or issued1 or deemed to be taken1 made1 granted1 or issued under this ,act4 7b7 ,deadline for filing claim ,a claim arising under this ,act may be brought not later than #fj days after the date of the decision or action giving rise to the claim4 7c7 ,expedited consideration ,the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,district of ,columbia ,circuit shall set any action brought under subsection 7a7 for expedited consideration1 taking into account the national interest of enhancing national energy security by providing access to the significant oil reserves in ,canada that are needed to meet the demand for oil4 #e4 ,american burying beetle 7a7 ,findings ,the ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 environmental reviews performed for the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline project satisfy the requirements of section #g of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf7;a77#b77 in its entirety2 and 7#b7 for purposes of that ,act1 the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline project will not jeopardize the continued existence of the ,american burying beetle or destroy or adversely modify ,american burying beetle critical habitat4 7b7 ,biological opinion ,the ,secretary of the ,interior is deemed to have issued a written statement setting forth the ,secretary's opinion containing such findings under section #g7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf7;b77#a77;,a77 and any taking of the ,american burying beetle that is incidental to the construction or operation and maintenance of the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline as it may be ultimately defined in its entirety1 shall not be considered a prohibited taking of such species under such ,act4 #f4 ,right-of-way and temporary use permit ,the ,secretary of the ,interior is deemed to have granted or issued a grant of right-of-way and temporary use permit under section #bh of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ahe7 and the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 as set forth in the application tendered to the ,bureau of ,land ,management for the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline4 #g4 ,permits for activities in navigable waters 7a7 ,issuance of permits ,the ,secretary of the ,army1 not later than #ij days after receipt of an application therefor1 shall issue all permits under section #djd of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 and section #aj of the ,act of ,march #c1 #ahii 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djc2 commonly known as the ,rivers and ,harbors ,appropriations ,act of #ahii71 necessary for the construction1 operation1 and maintenance of the pipeline described in the ,may #d1 #bjab1 application referred to in section #c1 as supplemented by the ,nebraska reroute4 ,the application shall be based on the administrative record for the pipeline as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 which shall be considered complete4 7b7 ,waiver of procedural requirements ,the ,secretary may waive any procedural requirement of law or regulation that the ,secretary considers desirable to waive in order to accomplish the purposes of this section4 7c7 ,issuance in absence of action by the ,secretary ,if the ,secretary has not issued a permit described in subsection 7a7 on or before the last day of the #ij-;day period referred to in subsection 7a71 the permit shall be deemed issued under section #djd of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 or section #aj of the ,act of ,march #c1 #ahii 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djc71 as appropriate1 on the day following such last day4 7d7 ,limitation ,the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency may not prohibit or restrict an activity or use of an area that is authorized under this section4 #h4 ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act permit ,the ,secretary of the ,interior is deemed to have issued a special purpose permit under the ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et seq471 as described in the application filed with the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service for the ,keystone ,,xl pipeline on ,january #aa1 #bjac4