Oregon Congressional Representatives Urge Greater State Involvement in LNG Terminal Siting Process
Posted on Mar 10, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Congressional Representatives Urge Greater State Involvement in LNG Terminal Siting Process
The Oregonian reports that four U.S. Congressional Democrats from Oregon, Reps. Peter DeFazio, David Wu, Earl Blumenauer, and Darlene Hooley, issued a joint letter to FERC requesting that the agency investigate whether Oregon needs the additional natural gas supplies that the three LNG projects proposed for the state would provide, and encouraging FERC to work closely with state agencies during the siting process.