Keystone XL Pipeline : Overview and Recent Developments.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Contributor:

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

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Environmental law.

International relations.

Licenses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (24 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Profiles proposed TransCanada Corp. Keystone XL oil pipeline project to transport oil extracted from oil sand deposits in Canada to U.S. refineries; and describes process that Department of State must complete to decide whether it will approve or deny TransCanada permit application. Discusses key energy security, economic, and environmental issues relevant to Department of State national interest determination. Addresses constitutional basis for Department of State authority to issue a Presidential Permit, and reviews possible challenges to this authority.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 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

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