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15 U.S.C. § 719g — Transportation system certificates, rights-of-way, permits, leases, or other authorizations
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**(a) Earliest practicable date for issuance or grant of authorizations** To the extent that the taking of any action which is necessary or related to the construction and initial operation of the approved transportation system requires a certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization to be issued or granted by a Federal officer or agency, such Federal officer or agency shall—
(1) to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of law administered by such officer or agency, but
(2) without regard to any provision of law which is waived pursuant to [section 719f(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f/g&num=0&edition=prelim) issue or grant such certificates, permits, rights-of-way, leases, and other authorizations at the earliest practicable date.
**(b) Expedition and precedence of actions on applications or requests** All actions of a Federal officer or agency with respect to consideration of applications or requests for the issuance or grant of a certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization to which subsection (a) applies shall be expedited and any such application or request shall take precedence over any similar applications or requests of the Federal officer or agency.
**(c) Required terms and conditions** Any certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization issued or granted pursuant to the direction under subsection (a) shall include the terms and conditions required by law unless waived pursuant to a resolution under [section 719f(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f/g&num=0&edition=prelim), and may include terms and conditions permitted by law, except that with respect to terms and co
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**(a) Earliest practicable date for issuance or grant of authorizations** To the extent that the taking of any action which is necessary or related to the construction and initial operation of the approved transportation system requires a certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization to be issued or granted by a Federal officer or agency, such Federal officer or agency shall—
(1) to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of law administered by such officer or agency, but
(2) without regard to any provision of law which is waived pursuant to [section 719f(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f/g&num=0&edition=prelim) issue or grant such certificates, permits, rights-of-way, leases, and other authorizations at the earliest practicable date.
**(b) Expedition and precedence of actions on applications or requests** All actions of a Federal officer or agency with respect to consideration of applications or requests for the issuance or grant of a certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization to which subsection (a) applies shall be expedited and any such application or request shall take precedence over any similar applications or requests of the Federal officer or agency.
**(c) Required terms and conditions** Any certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization issued or granted pursuant to the direction under subsection (a) shall include the terms and conditions required by law unless waived pursuant to a resolution under [section 719f(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f/g&num=0&edition=prelim), and may include terms and conditions permitted by law, except that with respect to terms and conditions permitted but not required, the Federal officer or agency, notwithstanding any such other provision of law, shall have no authority to include terms and conditions as would compel a change in the basic nature and general route of the approved transportation system or those the inclusion of which would otherwise prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and initial operation of such transportation system.
**(d) Additions to, and amendment or abrogation of authorizations; exception** Any Federal officer or agency, with respect to any certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization issued or granted by such officer or agency, may, to the extent permitted under laws administered by such officer or agency add to, amend or abrogate any term or condition included in such certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization except that with respect to any such action which is permitted but not required by law, such Federal officer or agency, notwithstanding any such other provision of law, shall have no authority to take such action if the terms and conditions to be added, or as amended, would compel a change in the basic nature and general route of the approved transportation system or would otherwise prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and initial operation of such transportation system.
**(e) Appropriate terms and conditions** Any Federal officer or agency to which subsection (a) applies, to the extent permitted under laws administered by such officer or agency, shall include in any certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or authorization issued or granted those terms and conditions identified in the President’s decision as appropriate for inclusion except that the requirement to include such terms and conditions shall not limit the Federal officer or agency’s authority under subsection (d) of this section.
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**(a) Dateline for decision; transmission to Congress, delay: notice to Congress; contents of decision; chairman, appointment; Federal inspector of construction: duties, including establishment of joint surveillance and monitoring agreement**
(1) As soon as practicable after July 1, 1977, but not later than September 1, 1977, the President shall issue a decision as to whether a transportation system for delivery of Alaska natural gas should be approved under this chapter. If he determines such a system should be so approved, his decision shall designate such a system for approval pursuant to [section 719f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall be consistent with [section 719c(b)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c/b/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim) to assure delivery of Alaska natural gas to points both east and west of the Rocky Mountains in the continental United States. The President in making his decision shall take into consideration the Commission’s recommendation pursuant to [section 719c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c&num=0&edition=prelim), the report under [section 719c(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c/c&num=0&edition=prelim), and any comments submitted under [section 719d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719d&num=0&edition=prelim); and his decision to designate a system for approval shall be based on his determination as to which system, if any, best serves the national interest.
(2) The President, for a period of up to 90 addi
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**(a) Proceedings: suspension, vacation or removal of suspension; issuance of certificate of convenience and necessity**
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Natural Gas Act or any other provision of law, the Commission shall suspend all proceedings pending before the Commission on October 22, 1976, relating to a system for the transportation of Alaska natural gas as soon as the Commission determines to be practicable after such date, and the Commission may refuse to act on any application, amendment thereto, or other requests for action under the Natural Gas Act relating to a system for the transportation of Alaska natural gas until such time as (A) a decision of the President designating such a system for approval takes effect pursuant to [section 719f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f&num=0&edition=prelim), (B) no such decision takes effect pursuant to [section 719f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f&num=0&edition=prelim), or (C) the President decides not to designate such a system for approval under [section 719f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f&num=0&edition=prelim) and so advises the Congress pursuant to [section 719e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719e&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) In the event a decision of the President designating such a system takes effect pursuant to this chapter, the Commission shall forthwith vacate proceedings suspended under paragraph (1) and, pursuant to [section 719g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719g&num=0&edition=prelim) and in a
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**(a) Effectiveness of decision designating transportation system for approval upon enactment of joint resolution** Any decision under [section 719e(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719e/a&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (b) designating for approval a transportation system for the delivery of Alaska natural gas shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution within the first period of 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress beginning on the date after the date of receipt by the Senate and House of Representatives of a decision transmitted pursuant to [section 719e(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719e/b&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (b) of this section.
**(b) New decision: statement of reasons for proposal; transmittal to Congress** If the Congress does not enact such a joint resolution within such 60-day period, the President, not later than the end of the 30th day following the expiration of the 60-day period, may propose a new decision and shall provide a detailed statement concerning the reasons for such proposal. The new decision shall be submitted in accordance with [section 719e(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719e/a&num=0&edition=prelim) and transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate on the same day while both are in session and shall take effect pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. In the event that a resolution respecting the President’s decision was defeated by vote of either House, no new decision may be transmitted pursuant to this subsection unless such decision differs in a material respect from the previous decision.
**(c
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**(a) Exclusiveness of remedy** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the actions of Federal officers or agencies taken pursuant to [section 719g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719g&num=0&edition=prelim), shall not be subject to judicial review except as provided in this section.
**(b) Limitations for filing claims**
(1) Claims alleging the invalidity of this chapter may be brought not later than the 60th day following the date a decision takes effect pursuant to [section 719f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Claims alleging that an action will deny rights under the Constitution of the United States, or that an action is in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right may be brought not later than the 60th day following the date of such action, except that if a party shows that he did not know of the action complained of, and a reasonable person acting in the circumstances would not have known, he may bring a claim alleging the invalidity of such action on the grounds stated above not later than the 60th day following the date of his acquiring actual or constructive knowledge of such action.
**(c) Jurisdiction**
(1) **Special Courts**
(A) *In general* — A claim under subsection (b) shall be barred unless a complaint is filed prior to the expiration of such time limits in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia acting as a Special Court.
(B) *Exclusive jurisdiction* — The Special Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine such proceeding in accordance with the procedures hereinafter provided, and no other court of the United State
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**(a) Ownership in transportation system** There shall be included in the terms of any certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization issued or granted pursuant to the directions contained in [section 719g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719g&num=0&edition=prelim), a provision that no person seeking to transport natural gas in the Alaska natural gas transportation system shall be prevented from doing so or be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of service on the basis of degree of ownership, or lack thereof, of the Alaska natural gas transportation system.
**(b) Use within Alaska** The State of Alaska is authorized to ship its royalty gas on the approved transportation system for use within Alaska and, to the extent its contracts for the sale of royalty gas so provide, to withdraw such gas from the interstate market for use within Alaska; the Federal Power Commission shall issue all authorizations necessary to effectuate such shipment and withdrawal subject to review by the Commission only of the justness and reasonableness of the rate charged for such transportation.
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**(a) Savings clause** Nothing in this chapter affects—
(1) any decision, certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization issued under section 9 of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 ([15 U.S.C. 719g](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719g&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(2) any Presidential finding or waiver issued in accordance with that Act [[15 U.S.C. 719](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) Clarification of authority to amend terms and conditions to meet current project requirements** Any Federal agency responsible for granting or issuing any certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization under section 9 of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 ([15 U.S.C. 719g](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719g&num=0&edition=prelim)) may add to, amend, or rescind any term or condition included in the certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization to meet current project requirements (including the physical design, facilities, and tariff specifications), if the addition, amendment, or rescission—
(1) would not compel any change in the basic nature and general route of the Alaska natural gas transportation system as designated and described in section 2 of the President’s decision; or
(2) would not otherwise prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and initial operation of the Alaska natural gas transportation system.
**(c) Updated environmental reviews** The Secretary shall require the sponsor of the Alaska natural gas transportation system to submit such updated environmental data, reports, permits, a
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**(a) Authority**
(1) The Secretary may enter into agreements with 1 or more holders of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under [section 720a(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section720a/b&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 719g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719g&num=0&edition=prelim) or with an entity the Secretary determines is qualified to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas project to transport liquefied natural gas from Southcentral Alaska, to issue Federal guarantee instruments with respect to loans and other debt obligations for a qualified infrastructure project.
(2) Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary may also enter into agreements with 1 or more owners of the Canadian portion of a qualified infrastructure project to issue Federal guarantee instruments with respect to loans and other debt obligations for a qualified infrastructure project as though such owner were a holder described in paragraph (1).
(3) The authority of the Secretary to issue Federal guarantee instruments under this section for a qualified infrastructure project shall expire on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the final certificate of public convenience and necessity (including any Canadian certificates of public convenience and necessity) is issued for the project. A final certificate shall be considered to have been issued when all certificates of public convenience and necessity have been issued that are required for the initial transportation of commercially economic quantities of natural gas from Alaska.
**(b) Conditions**
(1) The Secretary may issue a Federal guarantee instrument for a qualified infr
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 719g
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
The Federal Power Commission was terminated, and
its functions, personnel, property, funds, etc., were
transferred to the Secretary of Energy (except for cer-
tain functions which were transferred to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission) by sections 7151(b),
7171(a), 7172(a)(1), 7291, and 7293 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare.
CONGRESSIONAL
APPROVAL
OF
PRESIDENTIAL
REC-
OMMENDATIONS FOR WAIVER OF LAW TO PERMIT EX-
PEDITIOUS CONSTRUCTION
AND INITIAL OPERATION
OF
SYSTEM
Pub. L. 97–93, Dec. 15, 1981, 95 Stat. 1204, provided:
‘‘That the House of Representatives and Senate ap-
prove the waiver of the provision of law (Public Law
95–158 [set out as a note below], Public Law numbered
688, Seventy-fifth Congress, second session [section 717
et seq. of this title], and Public Law 94–163 [42 U.S.C.
6201 et seq.]) as proposed by the President, submitted to
the Congress on October 15, 1981.’’ [The Message of the
President, dated Oct. 15, 1981, submitting the findings
and proposed waiver of law, is set out in 17 Weekly
Compilation of Presidential Documents 1135, Oct. 19,
1981.]
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF PRESIDENTIAL DECISION
ON ALASKA NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Pub. L. 95–158, Nov. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1268, provided:
‘‘That the House of Representatives and Senate ap-
prove the Presidential decision on an Alaska natural
gas transportation system submitted to the Congress
on September 22, 1977, and find that any environmental
impact statements prepared relative to such system
and submitted with the President’s decision are in com-
pliance with the Natural [National] Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 [section 4321 et seq. of Title 4
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