Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

This bill creates a new system for approving permits to build and run energy infrastructure—like oil pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and electric power lines—that cross the U.S. border with Canada or Mexico. Instead of the old process set up by presidential executive orders, people would now need to get a "certificate of crossing" from either the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for oil and natural gas pipelines, or the Department of Energy (DOE) for electric power lines. The bill also sets deadlines for these agencies to make their decisions and requires FERC to meet deadlines on approving applications to import or export natural gas with Canada or Mexico. Additionally, the President would need Congress's approval before revoking any existing permits for border-crossing energy projects.

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