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90_SB0934sam001 LRB9003368JSgcam01 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 934 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 934 on page 1 by 3 inserting immediately below line 25 the following: 4 "The Commission shall determine that the public 5 convenience and necessity requires the issuance of a 6 certificate for a common carrier by pipeline that will be 7 transporting crude oil only if the common carrier 8 demonstrates that: 9 (1) the proposed construction is necessary to 10 provide adequate, reliable, safe, and efficient service 11 to the general public including, but not limited to, 12 customers and citizen consumers of the product and 13 by-products being transported for purposes of end use 14 consumption; 15 (2) the proposed pipeline will be constructed and 16 operated in conformance with the safety standards 17 required by the United States Department of 18 Transportation, Office of Pipeline Safety; 19 (3) the common carrier is capable of efficiently 20 and safely managing and supervising the construction 21 process and the operations of the proposed pipeline and 22 has taken sufficient action to ensure adequate, safe, and 23 efficient construction, supervision, and operation of the 24 pipeline; -2- LRB9003368JSgcam01 1 (4) the common carrier is capable of financing, 2 constructing, and operating the proposed crude oil 3 pipeline without significant adverse financial or 4 environmental impact on the landowners and residents 5 along the proposed route of the pipeline; 6 (5) the common carrier has performed an 7 environmental impact assessment regarding the proposed 8 crude oil pipeline and will construct and operate the 9 pipeline in a manner that conforms to all existing 10 environmental laws and regulations and will minimize the 11 pipeline's impact upon the environment; and 12 (6) the facility will be constructed and operated 13 in a manner that will protect the interests of the 14 landowners on whose property the pipeline is located and 15 of the citizens that are impacted by the proposed 16 pipeline.".