Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2022

Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2022

This bill expedites the approval of applications for the exportation of natural gas that do not exceed 51.75 billion cubic feet per year. Specifically, the bill deems such applications to be consistent with the public interest and requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to grant the applications without modification or delay. However, applications for exportation of natural gas to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United States may not be expedited.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7115 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7115

 To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small 
            volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2022

  Mrs. Cammack (for herself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Long, Mr. 
 Palazzo, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Johnson of 
  Louisiana, Mr. Pfluger, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Mast, Mr. Murphy of North 
 Carolina, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
 Steube, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Carter of Georgia, 
 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Arrington, Mr. 
 Brady, Mr. Cawthorn, and Mr. Donalds) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small 
            volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Scale LNG Access Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN VOLUMES OF NATURAL GAS.

    Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
        following shall be deemed to be consistent with the public 
        interest, and applications for such importation or exportation 
        shall be granted without modification or delay:
                    ``(A) The importation of the natural gas referred 
                to in subsection (b).
                    ``(B) The exportation of natural gas in a volume up 
                to and including 51,750,000,000 cubic feet per year.
                    ``(C) The exportation of natural gas to a nation 
                with which there is in effect a free trade agreement 
                requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas.
            ``(2) Exclusion.--Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph 
        (1) shall not apply to any nation subject to sanctions imposed 
        by the United States.''.
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