,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #baae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjba ,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,mal9[ski1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,coh57  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al ,en]gy     
,regulatory ,commission to apply c]ta9  
proc$ures be=e grant+ a c]tificate (    
public conv5i5ce & necessity = a propos$
 pipel9e project1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,safe & ,acc\ntable ,f$]al ,en]gy       
,review = ,pipel9es ,act ( #bjba or !   
,,saf] ,pipel9es ,act ( #bjba4  #b4     
,approval ( new natural gas pipel9es    
,section #g7;e7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7e77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,except 9 !    
cases2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#b7 ,be=e grant+ a c]tificate 
= a propos$ pipel9e expansion project1 !
 ,commission %all-- 7,a7 conduct--  7i7 
a full evid5ti>y he>+ on any conte/$    

issue ( ne$ = ! expansion2 or  7ii7 a   
cumulative review ( major en]gy         
infra/ructure projects plann$ ?r\gh\t ! 
region ( ! expansion1 _! purport$       
purpose & ne$1 & _! prospective impacts 
on ,/ate & regional en]gy goals2 &  7,b7
 consid]-- 7i7 ! exi/5ce ( und]utiliz$  
or ineffici5t use ( exi/+ pipel9e       
capacity2  7ii7 ! effect ( approval on  
exi/+ cu/om]s ( o!r pipel9es2  7iii7 an 
analysis ( demon/rat$ regional ne$s = ! 
additional natural gas1 includ+         
consid]ation ( ! exi/5ce ( prec$5t      
contracts2  7iv7 consi/5cy ) ! ,/ate's  
clean p[] plan1 ,/ate ,implem5tation    
,plan1 r5ewable en]gy goals1 & r5ewable 
portfolio /&>d2  7v7 ! region's ability 
to meet any defici5cy 9 en]gy ne$s ?r\gh
 en]gy effici5cy1 dual fuel s\rces1     
,,lng /orage1 or o!r economically viable
 & less environm5tally disruptive       
measures ?an pipel9e infra/ructure2 &   
7vi7 ,f$]al r5ewable en]gy goals4  7#c7 
,9 ! case ( an int]/ate natural gas     
pipel9e project1 = purposes ( ! due     

process requirem5ts ( ! ,national       
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 ! ,commission 
%all consid]1 9 addition to curr5t      
requirem5ts = environm5tal impact       
/atem5ts1 ! cumulative impacts ( o!r    
int]/ate natural gas pipel9e projects   
locat$ )9 ! same ,/ate1 z well z        
projects )9 #ajj miles ( ! project1 t   
are approv$1 fil$ ) ! ,commission or1 9 
! pre-fil+ process--  7,a7 = a #a-ye>   
p]iod prior to ! fil+ ( ! project       
application ) ! ,commission2 &  7,b7    
be=e ! issuance ( ! draft environm5tal  
impact /atem5t4  7#d7 ,! ,commission    
%all require all approv$ & con/ruct$    
natural gas pipel9e projects to und]take
 a five-ye> monitor+ program to confirm 
t ! environm5tal impacts id5tifi$ 9 any 
environm5tal impact /atem5t or analysis 
conduct$ ) respect to ! project h be5   
mitigat$4  4