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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2001. Findings
The Congress finds and declares that -
(1) a serious crude oil supply shortage may soon exist in
portions of the United States;
(2) a large surplus of crude oil on the west coast of the
United States is projected;
(3) any substantial curtailment of Canadian crude oil exports
to the United States could create a severe crude oil shortage in
the northern tier States;
(4) pending the authorization and completion of west-to-east
crude oil delivery systems, Alaskan crude oil in excess of west
coast needs will be transshipped through the Panama Canal at a
high transportation cost;
(5) national security and regional supply requirements may be
such that west-to-east crude delivery systems serving both the
northern tier States and inland States, consistent with the
requirements of section 410 of the Act approved November 16, 1973
(87 Stat. 594), commonly known as the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Authorization Act, are needed;
(6) expeditious Federal and State decisions for west-to-east
crude oil delivery systems are of the utmost priority; and
(7) resolution of the west coast crude oil surplus and the need
for crude oil in northern tier States and inland States require
the assignment and coordination of overall responsibility within
the executive branch to permit expedited action on all necessary
environmental assessments and decisions on permit applications
concerning delivery systems.
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