,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,griffi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,natural
 ,gas ,act to bol/] fairness &          
transp>5cy 9 consid]ation ( int]/ate    
natural gas pipel9es1 to provide =      
great] public input opportunities1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,pipel9e ,fairness &   
,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,em95t doma9  7a7
 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates to protect ! rights (     
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to _! private 
prop]ty1 includ+ by limit+ ! tak+ (     
private prop]ty by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to
 situations 9 :i* ! tak+ is = public    
use1 ) j comp5sation1 & to b5efit !     
g5]al public1 & n m]ely to advance !    
economic int]e/s ( private p>ties t w\ld
 be giv5 own]%ip or use ( ! prop]ty     
tak54  7b7 ,j comp5sation ,section      
#g7;h7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae      

,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ 7h7 ,:5 any hold] & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7h7 ,em95t doma9  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,:5 any hold]  2  7#b7 9 ! second      
s5t5ce--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,! practice &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,practice &      
proc$ure  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to     
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! practice  2  7,b7 by
 /rik+ is situat$3 & ins]t+ is situat$42
 &  7,c7 by /rik+ ,provid$1 ,t ! &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,limitation ,!  2
 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#c7 ,j comp5sation ,9 det]m9+ ! j      
comp5sation = prop]ty acquir$ by !      
ex]cise ( ! "r ( em95t doma9 "u p>agraph
 7#a71 9 ! case ( l& subject to a       
cons]vation easem5t1 ! c\rt )           
jurisdiction ov] ! proce$+ %all consid] 
! lo/ cons]vation value ( t l&4  4  #c4 
,process coord9ation = environm5tal     
review ,section #ae ( ! ,natural ,gas   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gagn7 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7            
,environm5tal review = int]/ate natural 
gas pipel9es  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   

subsection3  7,a7 ,f$]al au?orization   
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m ,f$]al au?orization 
means any au?orization requir$ "u ,f$]al
 law ) respect to an application = a    
c]tificate ( public conv5i5ce &         
necessity "u section #g4  7ii7          
,inclusions ,! t]m ,f$]al au?orization  
includes any p]mits1 special use        
au?orizations1 c]tifications1 op9ions1  
or o!r approvals z may be requir$ "u    
,f$]al law ) respect to an application =
 a c]tificate ( public conv5i5ce &      
necessity "u section #g4  7,b7 ,project 
,! t]m project means a project = !      
con/ruction or ext5sion ( facilities = !
 transportation 9 int]/ate comm]ce (    
natural gas t requires ,f$]al           
au?orization4  7#b7 ,supplem5tal        
environm5tal impact /atem5ts  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,) respect to an application =    
,f$]al au?orization1 ! ,commission %all 
prep>e a supplem5t to a draft           
environm5tal impact /atem5t or a f9al   
environm5tal impact /atem5t if--  7i7 ! 
,commission makes a sub/antial *ange 9 !

 propos$ action t is relevant to        
environm5tal conc]ns2 or  7ii7 !re are  
significant new circum/ances or         
in=mation relevant to environm5tal      
conc]ns & be>+ on ! propos$ action or   
its impacts4  7,b7 ,mitigation plans ,if
 a draft environm5tal impact /atem5t    
prep>$ ) respect to an application =    
,f$]al au?orization does n include      
in=mation ab\t mitigation plans = adv]se
 impacts t _c reasonably be avoid$1 a   
supplem5tal environm5tal impact /atem5t 
%all be prep>$ t includes su* in=mation4
  7#c7 ,public meet+ requirem5ts ,9     
comply+ ) ! ,national ,environm5tal     
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq47 ) respect to an          
application = ,f$]al au?orization1 !    
,commission %all ensure t any public    
meet+ %all be held--  7,a7 9 ea* c\nty  
or equival5t subdivision 9 :i* ! project
 w be locat$2 &  7,b7 dur+ ea* p]iod (  
public comm5t foll[+1 if applicable1    
publication (--  7i7 a draft            
environm5tal impact /atem5t2  7ii7 a    

f9al environm5tal impact /atem5t2 &     
7iii7 any supplem5tal environm5tal      
impact /atem5t4  4  #d4 ,impacts on     
critical natural res\rces ,subsection   
7g7 ( section #ae ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gagn7 7z add$ by       
section #c7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#d7 ,national sc5ic trails    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 prep>+ an environm5tal 
impact /atem5t ) respect to an          
application = ,f$]al au?orization = a   
project1 any evaluation ( ! visual      
impacts ( ! project on a national sc5ic 
trail designat$ by ! ,national ,trails  
,sy/em ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abda et     
seq47 9 ! environm5tal impact /atem5t   
%all--  7i7 consid] ! cumulative visual 
impacts ( any simil> propos$ project--  
7,i7 = :i* an application = ,f$]al      
au?orization is 9 ! pre-fil+ or fil+    
/age2 &  7,,ii7 t impacts ! same        
national sc5ic trail )9 #ajj miles ( !  
fir/ project2 &  7ii7 include visual    
impact simulations depict+ leaf-on &    
leaf-(f views at ea* location :]e major 

visual impacts occur1 z id5tifi$1       
au!nticat$1 & ju/ifi$ dur+ ! p]iod (    
public comm5t prec$+ ! publication ( a  
draft environm5tal impact /atem5t by !  
head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy or indep5d5t ag5cy
 adm9i/]+ ! l& at ! applicable location4
  7,b7 ,national =e/ managem5t plans ,no
 am5dm5t to a ,national ,=e/ managem5t  
plan "u ! ,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable     
,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #afjj et seq47 %all be        
consid]$1 pursuant to an application =  
,f$]al au?orization1 if ! result ( !    
am5dm5t w\ld sub/antially int]f]e ) !   
nature & purposes ( a national sc5ic    
trail designat$ by ! ,national ,trails  
,sy/em ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abda et     
seq474  4