Keystone XL Pipeline Project : Key Issues.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Contributor:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Constitutional law.
• Pollution.
• Administrative agencies.
• Business.

Physical Description:

• 1 online resource (1 online resource (44 p), digital, PDF file)
• monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

• This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-1668d in the 2012 issue.
• Describes proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project, which would transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada to refineries in the Gulf Coast and Midwest region. Describes Keystone XL pipeline proposal and process required for Federal approval. Summarizes key pro/con arguments for pipeline put forth by pipeline developers, Federal agencies, environmental groups, and other stakeholders. Reviews constitutional basis for Department of State authority to issue a Presidential permit to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline project, and considers possible challenges to this authority.

Notes:

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

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Keystone XL Pipeline Project

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