,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eded  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjai,mr4 ,malinowski 7for himself1     
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,tonko1    
,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 and    
,mr4 ,huffman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,natural ,gas ,act
 with respect to actions for eminent    
domain by holders of certificates of    
public convenience and necessity1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fairness
 for ,landowners ,facing ,eminent       
,domain ,act4  #b4 ,modifications to    
exercise of the right of eminent domain 
by holder of a certificate of public    
convenience and necessity  7a7          
,requirement ,section #g7;h7 of the     
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gag;f7h77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking ,when any holder and inserting 
the following3  7#a7 ,subject to        

paragraph 7#b71 when any holder  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs3  7#b7 ,a holder of a    
certificate of public convenience and   
necessity may not exercise the right of 
eminent domain under paragraph 7#a7     
unless the holder--  7,a7 obtains all   
,federal and ,state permits required by 
law for the construction and operation  
of pipeline facilities2 and  7,b7       
complies with all environmental         
conditions appended to the certificate  
order4  7#c7 ,a holder of a certificate 
of public convenience and necessity     
shall be suspended from the exercise of 
the right of eminent domain under       
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 if the holder    
requests a material amendment to the    
certificate1 until such time as the     
conditions in paragraph 7#d7 are        
satisfied2 or  7,b7 if a ,federal or    
,state permit held by the holder is     
vacated or remanded1 until such time    
as-- 7i7 all vacated or remanded permits
 are reinstated or reissued to the      

holder2 and  7ii7 the holder complies   
with all environmental conditions       
appended to the certificate order4  7#d7
 ,a holder of a certificate of public   
convenience and necessity who requests a
 material amendment to the certificate  
and has the exercise of the right of    
eminent domain suspended under paragraph
 7#c77;,a7 may not commence a new action
 or proceeding to exercise the right of 
eminent domain under paragraph 7#a7     
until such time as--  7,a7 the          
,commission issues an amended           
certificate of public convenience and   
necessity2 and  7,b7 the holder--  7i7  
obtains all additional ,federal and     
,state permits required by law pursuant 
to the amended certificate2 and  7ii7   
complies with all environmental         
conditions appended to the amended      
certificate order4  7#e7 ,a holder of a 
certificate of public convenience and   
necessity may not exercise the right of 
eminent domain under paragraph 7#a7 if  
the applicable pipe line or pipe lines1 

necessary land or other property1 or    
equipment necessary to the proper       
operation of such pipe line or pipe     
lines to be constructed1 operated1 and  
maintained is attached to any facility  
with respect to which an order is       
required under section #c4  4  7b7      
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall apply-- 7#a7 to any     
action or proceeding for eminent domain 
under section #g7;h77#a7 of the ,natural
 ,gas ,act1 as amended by this ,act1    
commencing on or after the date of      
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 to any
 request for a material amendment to a  
certificate of public convenience and   
necessity occurring on or after the date
 of enactment of this ,act4