Obscure Nebraska panel may hold sway over pipeline

November 16, 2014 Political News 0

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2014 file photo, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman testifies before a legislative committee in Lincoln, Neb. Congress is scrambling to vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but the project could still end up before an obscure commission in Nebraska that regulates telephones, taxi cabs and grain bins. Heineman approved the pipeline project in January 2013 without the panel's involvement. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Congress is suddenly scrambling to vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but the fate of the oft-delayed $5.4 billion project could still wind up in the hands of an obscure commission in Nebraska that regulates telephones, taxi cabs and grain bins.

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