15 U.S.C. § 719 : US Code - Section 719: Congressional findings

Search 15 U.S.C. § 719 : US Code - Section 719: Congressional findings

The Congress finds and declares that -
(1) a natural gas supply shortage exists in the contiguous
States of the United States;
(2) large reserves of natural gas in the State of Alaska could
help significantly to alleviate this supply shortage;
(3) the expeditious construction of a viable natural gas
transportation system for delivery of Alaska natural gas to
United States markets is in the national interest; and
(4) the determinations whether to authorize a transportation
system for delivery of Alaska natural gas to the contiguous
States and, if so, which system to select, involve questions of
the utmost importance respecting national energy policy,
international relations, national security, and economic and
environmental impact, and therefore should appropriately be
addressed by the Congress and the President in addition to those
Federal officers and agencies assigned functions under law
pertaining to the selection, construction, and initial operation
of such a system.