Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act
Summary
Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act This bill restricts the use of eminent domain to take private or state land for the construction of a natural gas pipeline. Specifically, the bill prohibits the U.S. districts courts from having jurisdiction to condemn property in which a state owns any interest. Further, the bill prohibits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction of a pipeline that will export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Last action Mar 10, 2021
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2
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1
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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