Sec. 309. Keystone XL permit approval
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Notwithstanding Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 ( 3 U.S.C. 301 note), section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and any other Executive order or provision of law, no presidential permit shall be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the border between the States of South Dakota and Nebraska.
The final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, regarding the pipeline referred to in subsection (a), shall be considered to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the route of the Keystone XL pipeline through the State of Nebraska reviewed in the Final Evaluation Report conducted pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57–1503(1) and approved by the Governor of the State shall be considered approved.
The Final Evaluation Report described in paragraph
(1)shall be considered to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ). No area necessary to construct or maintain the Keystone XL pipeline shall be considered critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or any other provision of law. Any Federal permit or authorization issued before the date of enactment of this Act for the pipeline and cross-border facilities described in subsections
(a)and (b), and the related facilities in the United States, shall remain in effect. The pipeline and cross-border facilities described in subsections
(a)and (b), and the related facilities in the United States, that are approved by this section, and any permit, right-of-way, or other action taken to construct or complete the project pursuant to Federal law, shall only be subject to judicial review on direct appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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