,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #agc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjai,mr4 ,griffith introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,natural ,gas ,act to bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines1 to provide for greater public input opportunities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,pipeline ,fairness and ,transparency ,act4 #b4 ,eminent domain 7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to protect the rights of citizens of the ,united ,states to their private property1 including by limiting the taking of private property by the ,federal ,government to situations in which the taking is for public use1 with just compensation1 and to benefit the general public1 and not merely to advance the economic interests of private parties that would be given ownership or use of the property taken4 7b7 ,just compensation ,section #g7;h7 of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7h77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7h7 ,when any holder and inserting the following3 7h7 ,eminent domain 7#a7 ,in general ,when any holder 2 7#b7 in the second sentence-- 7,a7 by striking ,the practice and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,practice and procedure 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the practice 2 7,b7 by striking is situated3 and inserting is situated42 and 7,c7 by striking ,provided1 ,that the and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,limitation ,the 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,just compensation ,in determining the just compensation for property acquired by the exercise of the right of eminent domain under paragraph 7#a71 in the case of land subject to a conservation easement1 the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding shall consider the lost conservation value of that land4 4 #c4 ,process coordination for environmental review ,section #ae of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gagn7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,environmental review for interstate natural gas pipelines 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,federal authorization 7i7 ,in general ,the term ,federal authorization means any authorization required under ,federal law with respect to an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section #g4 7ii7 ,inclusions ,the term ,federal authorization includes any permits1 special use authorizations1 certifications1 opinions1 or other approvals as may be required under ,federal law with respect to an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section #g4 7,b7 ,project ,the term project means a project for the construction or extension of facilities for the transportation in interstate commerce of natural gas that requires ,federal authorization4 7#b7 ,supplemental environmental impact statements 7,a7 ,in general ,with respect to an application for ,federal authorization1 the ,commission shall prepare a supplement to a draft environmental impact statement or a final environmental impact statement if-- 7i7 the ,commission makes a substantial change in the proposed action that is relevant to environmental concerns2 or 7ii7 there are significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns and bearing on the proposed action or its impacts4 7,b7 ,mitigation plans ,if a draft environmental impact statement prepared with respect to an application for ,federal authorization does not include information about mitigation plans for adverse impacts that cannot reasonably be avoided1 a supplemental environmental impact statement shall be prepared that includes such information4 7#c7 ,public meeting requirements ,in complying with the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 with respect to an application for ,federal authorization1 the ,commission shall ensure that any public meeting shall be held-- 7,a7 in each county or equivalent subdivision in which the project will be located2 and 7,b7 during each period of public comment following1 if applicable1 publication of-- 7i7 a draft environmental impact statement2 7ii7 a final environmental impact statement2 and 7iii7 any supplemental environmental impact statement4 4 #d4 ,impacts on critical natural resources ,subsection 7g7 of section #ae of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gagn7 7as added by section #c7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,national scenic trails 7,a7 ,in general ,in preparing an environmental impact statement with respect to an application for ,federal authorization for a project1 any evaluation of the visual impacts of the project on a national scenic trail designated by the ,national ,trails ,system ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abda et seq47 in the environmental impact statement shall-- 7i7 consider the cumulative visual impacts of any similar proposed project-- 7,i7 for which an application for ,federal authorization is in the pre-filing or filing stage2 and 7,,ii7 that impacts the same national scenic trail within #ajj miles of the first project2 and 7ii7 include visual impact simulations depicting leaf-on and leaf-off views at each location where major visual impacts occur1 as identified1 authenticated1 and justified during the period of public comment preceding the publication of a draft environmental impact statement by the head of the ,federal agency or independent agency administering the land at the applicable location4 7,b7 ,national forest management plans ,no amendment to a ,national ,forest management plan under the ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afjj et seq47 shall be considered1 pursuant to an application for ,federal authorization1 if the result of the amendment would substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of a national scenic trail designated by the ,national ,trails ,system ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abda et seq474 4