118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 23 — Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

“A bill to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity.”

Energy

Introduced Jan 23, 2023

Last action Jan 23, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jan 23, 2023

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Referred

Jan 23, 2023

Energy and Natural Resources

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes a new process for approving the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States and replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders. Specifically, this bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across a U.S. border between Canada or Mexico. A certificate must be obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a facility consisting of oil or natural gas pipelines or the Department of Energy (DOE) for an electr...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jan 23, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.