,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1 #bjag,mrs4  
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,c>twright7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission to
 apply c]ta9 proc$ures be=e grant+ a    
c]tificate ( public conv5i5ce &         
necessity = a propos$ pipel9e project1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,safe & ,acc\ntable
 ,f$]al ,en]gy ,review = ,pipel9es ,act 
( #bjag or ! ,saf] ,pipel9es ,act (     
#bjag4  #b4 ,approval ( new natural gas 
pipel9es ,section #g7;e7 ( ! ,natural   
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7e77 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e       
,except 9 ! cases2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,be=e grant+ a      
c]tificate = a propos$ pipel9e expansion
 project = :i* an impact$ ,/ate or      
political subdivision or int]v5] has    
rais$ a *all5ge to ! project's public   

necessity bas$ ^u factors t !           
,commission is requir$ to consid]       
includ+ ,,f]c ,/atem5t ( ,policy 7#hh   
,,f]c #fa1bbg7 modifi$ by #hi ,,f]c     
#fa1jdj1 fur!r cl>ifi$ by #ij ,,f]c     
#fa1abh1 ! ,commission %all--  7,a7     
assign ! application to an adm9i/rative 
law judge :o %all1 z appropriate-- 7i7  
hold a full trial-type evid5ti>y he>+ on
 any conte/$ issue ( ne$ = ! expansion2 
or  7ii7 conduct = an evid5ti>y he>+    
aft] conduct+ limit$ discov]y2 &  7,b7  
issue a /aff report publi%+ ! f9d+s )   
respect to ea* factor :i* includes !    
data & analyses reli$ ^u 9 rea*+ ^?     
f9d+s4  7#c7 ,! ,commission %all conduct
 a cumulative review ( major en]gy      
infra/ructure projects plann$ ?r\gh\t ! 
region ( ! expansion1 _! purport$       
purpose & ne$1 & _! prospective impacts 
on ,/ate & regional en]gy goals1 :i*    
%all be updat$ regul>ly1 b no less ?an e
 five ye>s1 & t consid]s--  7,a7 !      
exi/5ce ( und]utiliz$ or ineffici5t use 
( exi/+ pipel9e capacity2  7,b7 ! effect

 ( approval on exi/+ cu/om]s ( o!r      
pipel9es2  7,c7 an analysis ( demon/rat$
 regional ne$s = ! additional natural   
gas1 includ+ consid]ation ( ! exi/5ce ( 
prec$5t contracts2  7,d7 compatibility )
 ! ,/ate's clean p[] plan1 r5ewable     
en]gy goals1 & r5ewable portfolio /&>d2 
7,e7 ! region's ability to meet any     
defici5cy 9 en]gy ne$s ?r\gh en]gy      
effici5cy1 dual fuel s\rces1 ,,lng      
/orage1 or o!r economically viable &    
less environm5tally disruptive measures 
?an additional pipel9e infra/ructure2   
7,f7 ,f$]al r5ewable en]gy goals2 &     
7,g7 ! ne$ = ! propos$ project 9        
relation to ?is regional analysis4  7#d7
 ,9 ! case ( an int]/ate natural gas    
pipel9e project1 = purposes ( !         
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 !  
,commission %all consid]1 9 addition to 
curr5t requirem5ts = environm5tal impact
 /atem5ts or environm5tal assessm5ts1 ! 
cumulative impacts ( o!r int]/ate       
natural gas pipel9e projects locat$ )9 !

 same ,/ate or ,/ates1 z well z projects
 )9 #ajj miles ( ! project1 t are       
approv$1 fil$ ) ! ,commission or1 9 !   
pre-fil+ process--  7,a7 = a #a-ye>     
p]iod prior to ! fil+ ( ! project       
application ) ! ,commission2  7,b7 be=e 
! issuance ( ! draft environm5tal impact
 /atem5t or environm5tal assessm5t2 &   
7,c7 ! cumulative review 9 p>agraph     
7#c74  7#e7 ,! ,commission %all require 
all approv$ & con/ruct$ natural gas     
pipel9e projects to und]take a five-ye> 
monitor+ program to confirm t !         
environm5tal impacts id5tifi$ 9 any     
environm5tal impact /atem5t or analysis 
conduct$ ) respect to ! project h be5   
mitigat$4  4