,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bi1        
#bjai,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire    
7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1   
,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and    
,mr4 ,huffman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit the use of eminent 
domain for the construction or expansion
 of a natural gas pipe line through land
 conserved by certain land trusts and   
local governments1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting ,our    
,conserved ,lands ,act of #bjai4  #b4   
,limitation on the use of eminent domain
 ,section #g7;h7 of the ,natural ,gas   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7h77 is       
amended--  7#a7 by striking ,when and   
inserting 7#a7 ,when2 and  7#b7 by      
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#b7 ,beginning on ,january 
#a1 #bjbb1 notwithstanding paragraph    

7#a71 a holder of a certificate of      
public convenience and necessity may not
 exercise the right of eminent domain to
 acquire land or other property         
necessary to construct1 operate1 or     
maintain a pipe line for the            
transportation of natural gas1 or any   
station or equipment necessary to the   
proper operation of such pipe line1 any 
part of which will be located on land   
that is-- 7,a7 subject to a conservation
 easement or other conservation-related 
restriction by an organization described
 in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the         
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and   
exempt from taxation under section      
#eja7;a7 of such ,code2  7,b7 owned by  
or deeded to an organization described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 for the purpose of 
conservation2  7,c7 subject to a        
conservation easement or other          
conservation-related restriction by a   
municipality1 county1 or other division 
of local government2 or  7,d7 owned by  
or deeded to a municipality1 county1 or 

other division or subdivision of local  
government for the purpose of           
conservation4  4