Sec. 308. Energy corridor expansion
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Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15926 ) is amended by inserting at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, acting jointly, shall establish procedures, in accordance with the subsection, under their respective authorities for States and counties to submit requests to the Secretaries, jointly, for Federal land to be added to existing corridors for oil, gas, CO2 and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution facilities on Federal land within the borders of the requesting States and counties. A request under paragraph
(1)must be submitted jointly by the Governor of each State and the highest elected official of each county within whose borders the Federal land to be added to the existing corridor is located. After receiving a request that is in accordance with the procedures established under paragraph (1), the Secretaries, acting jointly, shall— consult with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, affected utility service providers, Indian Tribes, relevant State agencies, affected counties and municipalities, and any other impacted persons as appropriate, regarding whether to grant or deny the request; for a request for an addition of more than 100 acres, perform any environmental reviews that may be required to complete the designation of such corridors before granting the request; respond to the requesting States and counties indicating that the request is granted or denied, in whole or in part— not later than 150 days after receiving a request for an addition of 100 acres or less; and not later than 1 year after receiving a request for an addition of more than 100 acres; for requests that are denied, in whole or in part, explain the basis upon which the request was denied, in whole or in part, and what, if any, corrective or supplementary actions the requesting States and counties may take to address the reasons for denial and to submit a new application; and for requests that are granted, under their respective authorities— designate the Federal land subject to the granted request as an addition to the existing corridor; specify the centerline, width, and compatible uses of the designated addition; and incorporate the designated addition into the relevant agency land use and resource management plans or equivalent plans. .
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