UPDATE Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4986 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4986

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve permitting 
        of energy transport facilities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2024

 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve permitting 
        of energy transport facilities, 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 ``Unlock Pipeline Direct Access To 
Entry Act'' or the ``UPDATE Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING PERMITTING OF ENERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES BY 
              ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE STATE CERTIFICATION OVER FEDERAL 
              PERMITS OR LICENSES.

    Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1341(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) No certification shall be required under this 
        subsection for a license or permit issued to a facility for the 
        transportation of natural gas in interstate or foreign commerce 
        under section 3 or 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b, 
        717f).''.
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