,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,natural ,gas ,act to   
provide that the ,united ,states        
district courts shall not have          
jurisdiction to condemn property in     
which a ,state holds any interest1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,ending  
,natural ,gas ,companies' ,seizure of   
,land for ,export ,profits ,act4  #b4   
,jurisdiction of ,united ,states        
district courts over certain eminent    
domain proceedings ,section #g7;h7 of   
the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#gag;f7h77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the     
second sentence-- 7,a7 by striking      
situated3 ,provided1 ,that the and      
inserting the following3 8situated4     

7#c7 ,jurisdiction of ,united ,states   
district courts  7,a7 ,in general ,the  
2 and  7,b7 by striking ,the practice   
and inserting the following3  7#b7      
,practice and procedure ,the practice  2
  7#b7 in the first sentence1 by        
striking 7h7 ,when any holder and       
inserting the following3  7h7 ,eminent  
domain  7#a7 ,in general ,when any      
holder  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7,b7 ,state property   
,the ,united ,states district courts    
shall not have jurisdiction to condemn  
property in which a ,state owns any     
interest4  4  #c4 ,prohibition on the   
use of eminent domain for exports       
,section #g7;h7 of the ,natural ,gas    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7h77 7as      
amended by section #b7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,limitation on use of eminent domain for
 exports ,a holder of a certificate of  
public convenience and necessity may not
 exercise the right of eminent domain   
under this subsection if the project    

covered by the certificate is a project 
to be constructed substantially for the 
purpose of transporting natural gas to  
an ,,lng terminal or to other pipelines 
for export from the ,united ,states to a
 foreign country4  4