H.R. 3062 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 669 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3062 [Report No. 114–856, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2015 Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Hill, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Westerman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 8, 2016 Reported and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not later than December 8, 2016, for consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f) of rule X December 8, 2016 The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land Act or the APPROVAL Act. 2. Prohibition on eminent domain for certain projects Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16421) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Prohibition on eminent domain Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the Secretary, SWPA, and WAPA may not carry out any Project under this section through the use of eminent domain, unless the use of eminent domain is explicitly authorized by— (1) the Governor and the head of each applicable public utility commission or public service commission of the affected State; and (2) the head of the governing body of each Indian tribe the land of which would be affected. (e) Siting requirement To the maximum extent practicable, a Project carried out under this section shall be sited on— (1) an existing Federal right-of-way; or (2) Federal land managed by— (A) the Bureau of Land Management; (B) the Forest Service; (C) the Bureau of Reclamation; or (D) the Corps of Engineers. . December 8, 2016 Reported and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not later than December 8, 2016, for consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f) of rule X December 8, 2016 The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed