# 2026-07716: Green Light for Bakken Pipeline's New Cross-Border Facilities in North Dakota 2026-07716, Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-04-20, effective 2026-04-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07716 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-07716 - Title: Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 91 FR 21209 - Published: 2026-04-20 - Effective: 2026-04-15 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line Green Light for Bakken Pipeline's New Cross-Border Facilities in North Dakota ## Summary Bakken Pipeline Company LP just got the green light to build, connect, and run new pipeline facilities right at the U.S.-Canada border in Burke County, North Dakota. This means smoother energy flow between the two countries, with operations starting soon and no surprise costs for taxpayers. It’s a big win for energy companies and local workers ready to get things moving! ## Effects PRIA read - Permit to Build and Operate Border Pipeline: benefit, high. On April 15, 2026, the President granted Bakken Pipeline Company LP permission to construct, connect, operate, and maintain Border facilities consisting of a 24-inch diameter pipeline from the U.S.-Canada international border near Portal, North Dakota to the first mainline shut-off valve or pumping… - Natural Gas Transport Excluded: cost, low. The permit authorizes transport of crude oil and petroleum products of every description but explicitly excludes natural gas that is subject to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b). - Permittee Bears Cleanup and Removal Costs: cost, high. The permit requires the permittee to acquire rights-of-way and to hold harmless and indemnify the United States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising from construction, operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities, including environmental contamination; upon termination, revocation,… - Taxpayer Financial Exposure Limited: benefit, medium. The permit requires the permittee to indemnify and hold harmless the United States for liabilities arising from the Border facilities, including environmental contamination, and to remove the facilities at its own expense upon termination; this protects taxpayers from bearing those costs. - Safety Oversight and Agency Inspections Required: benefit, medium. The Border facilities and their construction, connection, operation, and maintenance are subject to inspection by appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and to all applicable laws and regulations, including pipeline safety laws administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adm… - Government May Seize Facilities for National Security: mixed, medium. The permit authorizes the President to enter, take possession of, and retain control of Border facilities for national security reasons, with prior notice to the permittee; the United States will pay just and fair compensation and bear restoration costs as specified. ## Related documents - [2026-20855](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20855): Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel, 2026-10-09 - [2026-20629](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20629): National Manufacturing Day, 2026, 2026-10-07 - [2026-20319](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20319): Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov, 2026-10-02 - [2026-20320](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20320): Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors, 2026-10-02 - [2026-19555](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19555): Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program, 2026-09-23 - [2026-19554](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19554): Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, 2026-09-23 ## Sources - [2026-07716 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07716/authorizing-bakken-pipeline-company-lp-to-construct-connect-operate-and-maintain-pipeline-facilities) - [2026-07716 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-20/pdf/2026-07716.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-07645, Continuation of the National Emergency and of the Emergency Authority Relating…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07645) - [Next: 2026-07717, Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP To Operate and Maintain Existing Pipelin…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07717) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07716 (as of 2026-06-08).