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On the recordJanuary 22, 2015
I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel on oil transported through the pipeline) At the end of section 2, add the following: (f) Fee.-- (1) In general.--A fee of 8 cents shall be imposed on each barrel of oil transported through the pipeline referred to in subsection (a). (2) Use of fee revenue.--Revenue from the fee imposed under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the land and water conservation fund established under section 200302 of title 54, United States Code.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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