,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,durb9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,mr4     
,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to confirm & cl>ify ! ,f$]al ,en]gy    
,regulatory ,commission's obligation to 
assess & mitigate ! impacts to climate  
*ange & environm5tal ju/ice communities 
f projects approv$ pursuant to !        
,natural ,gas ,act1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,f]c ,gre5h\se ,gas & ,environm5tal  
,ju/ice ,policy ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4      
,gre5h\se gas & environm5tal ju/ice     
policy  7a7 ,mitigation proposal        
,section #g7;d7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7d77 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ 1 includ+ a mitigation proposal  
describ$ 9 subsection 7i77#c71 aft]     
conta9 su* in=mation4  7b7 ,pres5t or   
future public conv5i5ce & necessity     

det]m9ation ,section #g ( ! ,natural    
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7i7   
,pres5t or future public conv5i5ce &    
necessity det]m9ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
f9d+ :e!r a propos$ action1 to ! ext5t t
 may be au?oriz$ by a c]tificate1 is or 
w be requir$ by ! pres5t or future      
public conv5i5ce & necessity "u         
subsection 7e71 ! ,commission %all      
det]m9e :e!r-- 7,a7 ! environm5tal      
effects ( su* propos$ action1 includ+   
any effects relat+ to ! environm5t ( su*
 propos$ action on environm5tal ju/ice  
communities1 are significant1 & if su*  
significant environm5tal effects1 if    
any1 c be mitigat$ pursuant to a        
mitigation proposal requir$ "u          
subsection 7d72  7,b7 ! significant     
environm5tal effects ( ! propos$ action 
outweigh ! b5efits ( ! propos$ action "u
 p>agraph 7#d72 &  7,c7 ! propos$ action
 is necess>y to ensure en]gy reliability
 & af=dability4  7#b7 ,significant      
environm5tal effects  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9  

det]m9+ :e!r ! environm5tal effects ( a 
propos$ action are significant "u       
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! ,commission %all1 
) respect to su* propos$ action-- 7i7   
evaluate su* environm5tal effects on    
environm5tal ju/ice communities "u      
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7ii7 quantify      
reasonably =eseeable gre5h\se gas       
emissions result+ f su* propos$ action  
"u subp>agraph 7,c74  7,b7 ,environm5tal
 ju/ice communities ,! ,commission %all 
evaluate ! effects ( a propos$ action on
 environm5tal ju/ice communities bas$ on
 all evid5ce 9 ! record1 includ+-- 7i7  
exi/+ environm5tal & public heal?       
/ressors2  7ii7 any adv]se environm5tal 
& public heal? /ressors result+ f !     
propos$ action2  7iii7 ! pres5ce or     
abs5ce ( adv]se cumulative /ressors2    
7iv7 pot5tial environm5tal & public     
heal? /ressors associat$ ) ! propos$    
action2 &  7v7 o!r factors1 z id5tifi$  
by ! ,commission & ! affect$            
environm5tal ju/ice communities foll[+ a
 mean+ful opportunity = public engagem5t

 by ^? communities4  7,c7               
,quantification ( gre5h\se gas emissions
 ,! ,commission %all quantify reasonably
 =eseeable gre5h\se gas emissions       
result+ f a propos$ action bas$ on all  
evid5ce 9 ! record1 includ+-- 7i7 !     
project$ capacity ( ! relevant pipel9es 
to transport natural gas2  7ii7 !       
project$ utilization rate ( ! relevant  
pipel9es2  7iii7 ! con/ruction &        
op]ation ( ! propos$ action2  7iv7 !    
project$ d[n/ream gre5h\se gas emissions
 & effects1 includ+ cumulative effects1 
on environm5tal ju/ice communities      
result+ f ! propos$ action1 includ+ ^?  
result+ f ! combu/ion ( ! natural gas2  
7v7 ! project$ up/ream gre5h\se gas     
emissions & effects1 includ+ cumulative 
effects1 on environm5tal ju/ice         
communities result+ f ! propos$ action1 
includ+ ^? result+ f leakage or o!r     
release ( ! natural gas2 &  7vi7 o!r    
factors1 z id5tifi$ by ! ,commission4   
7,d7 ,?re%old ,= purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r
 ! environm5tal effects ( a propos$     

action are significant "u ?is p>agraph1 
! ,commission %all-- 7i7 ) respect to   
environm5tal effects describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b71 consid] t-- 7,i7 no   
community %\ld be> a disproportionate   
%>e ( ! adv]se environm5tal & public    
heal? consequ5ces t results f !         
,commission approv+ an application = a  
c]tificate ( public conv5i5ce or        
necessity2 &  7,,ii7 x is 9 ! public    
int]e/ = ! ,commission1 :]e appropriate1
 to limit ! future placem5t & expansion 
( a propos$ action 9 environm5tal ju/ice
 communities2 &  7ii7 ) respect to      
quantify+ gre5h\se gas emissions "u     
subp>agraph 7,c71 presume-- 7,i7 a      
propos$ action t has reasonably         
=eseeable emissions ( at lea/ #ajj1jjj  
metric tons p] ye> ( c>bon dioxide      
equival5t to h a significant effect on  
climate *ange2 &  7,,ii7 gre5h\se gases 
o!r ?an c>bon dioxide %all be conv]t$ to
 c>bon dioxide equival5t us+ ! #bj-ye>  
global w>m+ pot5tials f ! mo/ rec5t     
assessm5t report publi%$ by !           

,int]gov]nm5tal ,panel on ,climate      
,*ange4  7#c7 ,mitigation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,"u subsection 7d71 ! ,commission %all 
require an applicant = a c]tificate to  
submit a proposal ) ! applicable        
application t details h[ ! applicant w  
mitigate all or a portion ( !           
environm5tal effects ( ! propos$ action1
 includ+ on climate *ange & environm5tal
 ju/ice communities4  7,b7 ,conditions  
,^u review+ ! mitigation proposal "u    
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,commission %all1 to
 ! ext5t practicable1 atta* to !        
issuance ( a c]tificate1 & to ! ex]cise 
( ! rights grant$ !reund]1 conditions t 
require ! hold] ( su* c]tificate to     
address any pot5tial adv]se effects (   
any action au?oriz$ "u su* c]tificate on
 climate *ange & environm5tal ju/ice    
communities4  7,c7 ,additional          
requirem5t ,= any propos$ action !      
,commission approves = :i* x does n     
require conditions t mitigate or (fset !
 significant environm5tal effects ( !   
propos$ action to bel[ ! significance   

?re%old describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,d71 !
 ,commission %all provide a detail$     
explanation z to :y su* mitigation is n 
practicable4  7#d7 ,weigh+  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,"u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 !         
,commission %all weigh all environm5tal 
effects1 includ+ significant            
environm5tal effects1 to ! ext5t any    
significant environm5tal effects c be   
practicably mitigat$ "u ! ?re%old       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,d7 & det]m9e 
:e!r ! b5efits ( ! propos$ action       
outweigh su* environm5tal effects4  7,b7
 ,limitation ,9 ! ev5t ! ,commission    
f9ds t ! propos$ action is or w be      
requir$ by ! pres5t or future public    
conv5i5ce & necessity "u subsection 7e7 
despite any significant environm5tal    
effects t _c be practicably mitigat$1 ! 
,commission %all provide a detail$      
explanation z to :y ! ,commission f9ds !
 propos$ action to be nev]!less requir$ 
by ! pres5t or future public conv5i5ce &
 necessity4  7#e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
subsection3 7,a7 ,c]tificate ,! t]m     

c]tificate means a c]tificate ( public  
conv5i5ce & necessity describ$ 9        
subsection 7c74  7,b7 ,environm5tal     
effect ,! t]m environm5tal effect means 
an effect caus$ by a propos$ action on !
 environm5t & climate *ange4  7,c7      
,environm5tal ju/ice community ,! t]m   
environm5tal ju/ice community means any 
population ( color1 community ( color1  
indig5\s community1 or l[-income        
community t exp]i5ces a disproportionate
 burd5 ( ! negative human heal? &       
environm5tal impacts ( pollution or o!r 
environm5tal haz>ds4  7,d7 ,propos$     
action ,! t]m propos$ action means a    
propos$ s]vice1 sale1 op]ation1         
con/ruction1 ext5sion1 or acquisition1 z
 describ$ 9 subsection 7e71 9 an        
application = a c]tificate4  4