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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 131. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Washington [Ms. Cantwell], for herself and Mrs. Boxer, proposes an amendment numbered 131 to amendment No. 2. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To ensure that if the Keystone XL Pipeline is built, it will be built safely and in compliance with United States environmental laws) In section 2(a), strike the period at the end and insert the following: , subject to-- (1) all applicable laws (including regulations); (2) all mitigation measures that are required in permits issued by permitting agencies; and (3) all project-specific special conditions listed in Appendix Z of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington
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Jan 27, 2015

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