Legislative proposal would help new TransCanada pipeline

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Story Created: Mar 21, 2012 at 4:40 PM CDT

Story Updated: Mar 21, 2012 at 5:45 PM CDT

A legislative panel has advanced a proposal that could help with the development of the Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska.
The Legislature's Natural Resources Committee advanced the bill Tuesday.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/GKexEW ) that the bill could mark a breakthrough for Canadian pipeline developer TransCanada, which wants to build the $7 billion, 1,700-mile pipeline.

Schuyler Sen. Chris Langemeier says the new language seeks to clarify that Gov. Dave Heineman can approve the route agreement between TransCanada and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.

TransCanada spokesman Shawn Howard says the measure will allow the state to continue its environmental review, which had come to a halt after a federal decision to deny the pipeline permit.

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