,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and ,mr4      
,donnelly7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require approval for the construction1  
connection1 operation1 or maintenance of
 oil or natural gas pipelines or        
electric transmission facilities at the 
national boundary of the ,united ,states
 for the import or export of oil1       
natural gas1 or electricity to or from  
,canada or ,mexico1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,north ,american   
,energy ,infrastructure ,act4  #b4      
,finding  ,congress finds that the      
,united ,states should establish a more 
uniform1 transparent1 and modern process
 for the construction1 connection1      
operation1 and maintenance of oil and   
natural gas pipelines and electric      

transmission facilities for the import  
and export of oil and natural gas and   
the transmission of electricity to and  
from ,canada and ,mexico1 in pursuit of 
a more secure and efficient ,north      
,american energy market4  #c4           
,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,cross-border segment ,the term         
cross-border segment means the portion  
of an oil or natural gas pipeline or    
electric transmission facility that is  
located at the national boundary of the 
,united ,states with ,canada or ,mexico4
  7#b7  ,electric ,reliability          
,organization  ,the term ,electric      
,reliability ,organization has the      
meaning given the term in section       
#bae7;a7 of the ,federal ,power ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a774  7#c7         
,independent ,system ,operator  ,the    
term ,independent ,system ,operator has 
the meaning given the term in section #c
 of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#d7  ,modification   
,the term modification includes-- 7,a7 a

 change in ownership2  7,b7 a volume    
expansion2  7,c7 a downstream or        
upstream interconnection2 or  7,d7 an   
adjustment to maintain flow 7such as a  
reduction or increase in the number of  
pump or compressor stations74  7#e7     
,natural gas  ,the term natural gas has 
the meaning given the term in section #b
 of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;a74  7#f7  ,oil  ,the    
term oil means petroleum or a petroleum 
product4  7#g7 ,regional entity ,the    
term regional entity has the meaning    
given the term in section #bae7;a7 of   
the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#hbdo7a774  7#h7  ,regional             
,transmission ,organization  ,the term  
,regional ,transmission ,organization   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #c of the ,federal ,power ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  #d4              
,authorization of certain energy        
infrastructure projects at the national 
boundary of the ,united ,states  7a7    
,authorization  ,except as provided in  

subsection 7c7 and section #h1 no person
 may construct1 connect1 operate1 or    
maintain a cross-border segment of an   
oil pipeline or electric transmission   
facility for the import or export of oil
 or the transmission of electricity to  
or from ,canada or ,mexico without      
obtaining a certificate of crossing for 
the construction1 connection1 operation1
 or maintenance of the cross-border     
segment under this section4  7b7        
,certificate of crossing  7#a7          
,requirement  ,not later than #abj days 
after final action is taken under the   
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47    
with respect to a cross-border segment  
for which a request is received under   
this section1 the relevant official     
identified under paragraph 7#b71 in     
consultation with appropriate ,federal  
agencies1 shall issue a certificate of  
crossing for the cross-border segment   
unless the relevant official finds that 
the construction1 connection1 operation1

 or maintenance of the cross-border     
segment is not in the public interest of
 the ,united ,states4  7#b7  ,relevant  
official  ,the relevant official        
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 
the ,secretary of ,state with respect to
 oil pipelines2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary
 of ,energy with respect to electric    
transmission facilities4  7#c7          
,additional requirement for electric    
transmission facilities  ,in the case of
 a request for a certificate of crossing
 for the construction1 connection1      
operation1 or maintenance of a          
cross-border segment of an electric     
transmission facility1 the ,secretary of
 ,energy shall require1 as a condition  
of issuing the certificate of crossing  
for the request under paragraph 7#a71   
that the cross-border segment of the    
electric transmission facility be       
constructed1 connected1 operated1 or    
maintained consistent with all          
applicable policies and standards of--  
7,a7 the ,electric ,reliability         

,organization and the applicable        
regional entity2 and  7,b7 any ,regional
 ,transmission ,organization or         
,independent ,system ,operator with     
operational or functional control over  
the cross-border segment of the electric
 transmission facility4  7c7            
,exclusions  ,this section shall not    
apply to any construction1 connection1  
operation1 or maintenance of a          
cross-border segment of an oil pipeline 
or electric transmission facility for   
the import or export of oil or the      
transmission of electricity to or from  
,canada or ,mexico--  7#a7 if the       
cross-border segment is operating for   
the import1 export1 or transmission as  
of the date of enactment of this ,act2  
7#b7 if a permit described in section #g
 for the construction1 connection1      
operation1 or maintenance has been      
issued2  7#c7 if a certificate of       
crossing for the construction1          
connection1 operation1 or maintenance   
has previously been issued under this   

section2 or  7#d7 if an application for 
a permit described in section #g for the
 construction1 connection1 operation1 or
 maintenance is pending on the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 until the       
earlier of--  7,a7 the date on which the
 application is denied2 or  7,b7 ,july  
#a1 #bjaf4  7d7  ,effect of other laws  
7#a7  ,application to projects  ,nothing
 in this section or section #h affects  
the application of any other ,federal   
law to a project for which a certificate
 of crossing for the construction1      
connection1 operation1 or maintenance of
 a cross-border segment is sought under 
this section4  7#b7  ,energy ,policy and
 ,conservation ,act  ,nothing in this   
section or section #h shall affect the  
authority of the ,president under       
section #ajc7;a7 of the ,energy ,policy 
and ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbab7;a774  #e4  ,importation or       
exportation of natural gas to ,canada   
and ,mexico  ,section #c7;c7 of the     
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       

#gag;b7c77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking 7c7 ,for purposes and inserting
 the following3  7c7  ,expedited        
application and approval process  7#a7  
,in general  ,for purposes  2 and  7#b7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#b7  ,deadline for approval of         
applications relating to ,canada and    
,mexico  ,in the case of an application 
for the importation or exportation of   
natural gas to or from ,canada or       
,mexico1 the ,commission shall approve  
the application not later than #cj days 
after the date of receipt of the        
application4  4  #f4  ,transmission of  
electric energy to ,canada and ,mexico  
7a7  ,repeal of requirement ,to secure  
order  ,section #bjb of the ,federal    
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a7 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsection  
7e72 and  7#b7 by redesignating         
subsections 7f7 and 7g7 as subsections  
7e7 and 7f71 respectively4  7b7         
,conforming amendments  7#a7  ,state    
regulations  ,subsection 7e7 of section 

#bjb of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;a7 7as redesignated by   
subsection 7a77#b77 is amended in the   
second sentence by striking insofar as  
such ,state regulation does not conflict
 with the exercise of the ,commission's 
powers under or relating to subsection  
#bjb7;e74  7#b7  ,seasonal diversity    
electricity exchange  ,section #fjb7;b7 
of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory     
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#hbd;a-#d7;b77 is amended by striking   
the ,commission has conducted hearings  
and made the findings required under    
section #bjb7;e7 of the ,federal ,power 
,act and all that follows through the   
period at the end of the second sentence
 and inserting the ,secretary has       
conducted hearings and finds that the   
proposed transmission facilities would  
not impair the sufficiency of electric  
supply within the ,united ,states or    
would not impede or tend to impede the  
coordination in the public interest of  
facilities subject to the jurisdiction  

of the ,secretary44  #g4  ,no           
,presidential permit required  7a7  ,in 
general  ,no ,presidential permit 7or   
similar permit7 required under an       
applicable provision described in       
subsection 7b7 shall be necessary for   
the construction1 connection1 operation1
 or maintenance of an oil or natural gas
 pipeline or electric transmission      
facility1 or any cross-border segment of
 the pipeline or facility4  7b7         
,applicable provisions  ,subsection 7a7 
applies to-- 7#a7 section #cja of title 
#c1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#b7        
,executive ,order #aadbc 7#c ,u4,s4,c4  
#cja note72  7#c7 ,executive ,order     
#acccg 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note72  7#d7  
,executive ,order #ajdhe 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#gag;b note72  7#e7 ,executive ,order   
#abjch 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaea note72 and  
7#f7 any other ,executive order4  #h4   
,modifications to existing projects ,no 
certificate of crossing under section   
#d1 or permit described in section #g1  
shall be required for a modification to 

the construction1 connection1 operation1
 or maintenance of an oil or natural gas
 pipeline or electric transmission      
facility--  7#a7 that is operating for  
the import or export of oil or natural  
gas or the transmission of electricity  
to or from ,canada or ,mexico as of the 
date of enactment of the ,act2  7#b7 for
 which a permit described in section #g 
for the construction1 connection1       
operation1 or maintenance has been      
issued2 or  7#c7 for which a certificate
 of crossing for the cross-border       
segment of the pipeline or facility has 
previously been issued under section #d4
  #i4  ,effective date2 rulemaking      
deadlines  7a7  ,effective date         
,sections #d through #h1 and the        
amendments made by those sections1 take 
effect on ,july #a1 #bjaf4  7b7         
,rulemaking deadlines  ,each relevant   
official described in section #d7;b77#b7
 shall-- 7#a7 not later than #ahj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 publish in the ,federal ,register 

notice of a proposed rulemaking to carry
 out the applicable requirements of     
section #d2 and  7#b7 not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 publish in the ,federal ,register
 a final rule to carry out the          
applicable requirements of section #d4