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 PUBLIC LAW 94-586—OCT. 22, 1976

90 STAT. 293

Public Law 94-586 94th Congress An Act To expedite a decision on the delivery of Alaska natural gas to United States markets, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Atnerlca in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE

1. This Act may be cited as the "Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976". SECTION

CONGRESSIONAL

Oct. 22, 1976 [S. 3521]

Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976. 15 USC 719 note.

FINDINGS

SEC. 2. The Congress finds and declares that— (1) a natural gas supply shortage exists in the contiguous States of the United States; (2) large reserves of natural gas in the State of Alaska could help significantly to alleviate this supply shortage; (3) the expeditious construction of a viable natural gas transportation system for delivery of Alaska natural gas to United States markets is in the national interest; and (4) the determinations whether to authorize a transportation system for delivery of Alaska natural gas to the contiguous States and, if so, which system to select, involve questions of the utmost importance respecting national energy policy, international relations, national security, and economic and environmental impact, and therefore should appropriately be addressed by the Congress and the President in addition to those Federal officers and agencies assigned functions under law pertaining to the selection, construction, and initial operation'of such a system.

15 USC 719.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 3. The purpose of this Act is to provide the means for making a sound decision as to the selection of a transportation system for delivery of Alaska natural gas to the contiguous States for construction and initial operation by providing for the participation of the President and the Congress in the selection process, and, if such a system is approved under this Act, to expedite its construction and initial operation by (1) limiting the jurisdiction of the courts to review the actions of Federal officers or agencies taken pursuant to the direction and authority of this Act, and (2) permitting the limitation of administrative procedures and effecting the limitation of judicial procedures related to such actions. To accomplish this purpose it is the intent of the Congress to exercise its constitutional powers to the fullest extent in the authorizations and directions herein made, and particularly with respect to the limitation of judicial review of actions of Federal officers or agencies taken pursuant thereto.

15 USC 719a.

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