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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 17, 2007
Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to: (1) require an applicant for approval under the Natural Gas Act or the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (DPA) of the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas facility (including an off-shore facility under DPA), to identify each employee or agent engaged in activities to persuade communities of the benefits of such approval; and (2) maintain a publicly available database listing all such employees and agents.
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Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D–CA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S695)
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