WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton issued the following press release:
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to streamline natural gas pipeline projects. The Jurisdiction Oversight and Adjudication for Natural Gas Act affirms the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the sole lead agency and eliminates unnecessary bureaucratic red tape, which will lower energy costs for Arkansans.
"Unnecessary, complex natural gas permitting laws often result in energy shortages and higher prices for Arkansans. My bill would streamline this process to lower prices," said Senator Cotton.
Text of the bill can be found here (https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/joan_act.pdf).
The Jurisdiction Oversight and Adjudi...