49 U.S.C. § 60303 — Fees for compliance reviews of liquefied natural gas facilities

(a) Imposition of Fee. (1) In general — The Secretary must charge a fee to anyone who files an application with FERC for a liquefied natural gas facility that costs at least $2,500,000,000 to design and build, covering the necessary expenses of any compliance review the Secretary does, in connection with that application, under 49 CFR part 193, subpart B (or successor regulations). (2) Relation to other review — The Secretary can't charge both this fee and a fee under section 60117(o) or 60301(b) for the same compliance review. (b) Means of Collection. (1) In general — The Secretary must set procedures to collect fees under this section. (2) Use of government entities — The Secretary may (A) use a federal, state, or local government department, agency, or instrumentality to collect these fees, and (B) reimburse it reasonably for its services. (c) Account — A "Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account" is created inside the Pipeline Safety Fund established under section 60301.