Bush backs fed control of gas sites (No kidding.)

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Bush backs fed control of gas sites

By JEFF MONTGOMERY / The News Journal
04/29/2005

During his televised news conference Thursday night, President Bush stressed his support for exclusive federal control over liquefied natural gas terminal sites.

The policy, written into the House version of this year's energy bill, could have immediate consequences in Delaware and New Jersey and several other coastal areas where new gas delivery terminals are under consideration.

Both states have raised concerns about a BP plan to build a $500 million liquefied natural gas terminal along the Delaware River in Logan Township, N.J., opposite Claymont. Delaware in February ruled that a proposed 2,000-foot pier for docking tankers would violate a 34-year-old ban on new heavy industries or bulk import terminals in the state's portion of the river.

But Bush said that the nation needs more natural gas import terminals to meet the country's energy demands and has said that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's control over site selections should be clarified by Congress.


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