Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline : Legal Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Powers and duties.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Courts.

International trade.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (32 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews legal issues associated with proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project, which would transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada to refineries in the Gulf Coast and Midwest region. Examines sources of Presidential, Department of State, and Congressional authority to permit border-crossing facilities, and discusses nature of executive and legislative roles related to foreign commerce and border-crossing facilities. Addresses judicial review of National Environmental Policy Act process for permitting under Executive Order 13337, and considers constitutional concerns related to potential action by States.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline

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