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David Vitter: “The Senator is correct. In Louisiana, there has been a tremendous amount of controversy involving the licensing of…”

On the recordJune 23, 2005
The Senator is correct. In Louisiana, there has been a tremendous amount of controversy involving the licensing of offshore LNG terminals recently related mainly to a technology for reheating the gas called open rack vaporization. My amendment is designed to emphasize the Governor's current authority under the Deepwater Port Act. Under current law the Deepwater Port Act allows the Governor of a state to approve--or be presumed to approve--the issuance of a license for an offshore LNG facility.
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David Vitter
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