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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 3162

PUBLIC LAW 95-617—NOV. 9, 1978 (O) relationship of each such system to national energy policy; and (P) such other factors as the President deems appropriate. (2) The period of time for which such findings shall be made shall be the useful life of the crude oil transportation system involved. (c) PUBLICATION o r F I N D I N G S AND D E C I S I O N. — The P r e s i d e n t shall

Publication in Federal Register, 43 USC 2008. i

15 USC 719f.

43 USC 2009.

make available to the public at the time of issuance of a decision under this section a written statement setting forth findings with respect to each of the criteria specified in subsection (b) and describing the nature and route of crude oil transportation systems, if any, which are approved in the decision. I f the President's decision is to approve a system, each statement shall set forth his reasons for approving such system over other proposed systems (if any) eligible for consideration under this title. Such statement along with notification of such decision shall be published in the Federal Register. SEC. 508. PROCEDURES FOR WAIVER OF FEDERAL LAW. (a) W A IV E R OF PROVISIONS o r FEDERAL L A W. — The P r e s i d e n t may

identify those provisions of Federal law (including any law or laws regarding the location of a crude oil transportation system b u t not including any provision of the antitrust laws) which, in the national interest, as determined by the President, should be waived in whole or in part to facilitate construction or operation of any such system approved under section 507 or of the L o n g Beach-Midland project, and he shall submit any such proposed waiver to both Houses of the Congress. The provisions so identified shall be waived with respect to actions to be taken to construct or operate such system or project only upon enactment of a joint resolution within the first period of 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress beginning on the date of receipt by the House of Representatives and the Senate of such proposal. (b) JOINT RESOLUTION.—The resolving clause of the joint resolution referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: " That the House of Representatives and Senate approve the waiver of the provisions of law ( ) as proposed by the President, submitted to the Congress on , 19.". The first blank space therein being filled with the citation to the provisions of law proposed to be waived by the President and the second blank space therein being filled with the date on which the President submits h i s decision to wave such provisions of law to the House of Representatives and the Senate. Rules and procedures for consideration of any such joint resolution shall be governed by section 8(c) and (d) of the Alaskan N a t u r a l G a s Transportation Act, other than paragraph (2) of section 8(d), except that for the purposes of this subsection, the phrase " a waiver of provisions of law" shall be substituted in section 8(d) each place where the phrase " a n Alaska natural gas transportation system" appears. SEC. 509. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMITS: ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY. (a)

EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR APPROVED S Y S T E M S. — After

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ance of a decision by the President approving any crude oil transportation system, all Federal officers and agencies shall expedite, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with applicable provisions of law, all actions necessary to determine whether to issue, administer, or enforce rights-of-way across Federal lands and to issue Federal permits in connection with, or otherwise to authorize, construction and operation of such system. Any such action shall be