# 2026-08909: Approval for New US-Canada Crude Oil Pipeline in Montana 2026-08909, Authorizing Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at the International Boundary at Phillips County, Montana, Between the United States and Canada, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-05-05, effective 2026-04-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08909 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-08909 - Title: Authorizing Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at the International Boundary at Phillips County, Montana, Between the United States and Canada - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 91 FR 24333 - Published: 2026-05-05 - Effective: 2026-04-30 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line Approval for New US-Canada Crude Oil Pipeline in Montana ## Summary Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC got the green light to build and run a new 36-inch pipeline crossing the U.S.-Canada border in Phillips County, Montana. This pipeline will carry all kinds of crude oil and petroleum products (but not natural gas) between the two countries. The project follows all laws and is set to boost energy transport without any immediate cost changes announced. ## Effects PRIA read - Permit OKs 36-inch Cross-Border Oil Pipeline: benefit, high. A Presidential permit signed April 30, 2026 allows Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC to construct, connect, operate, and maintain a 36-inch diameter pipeline crossing the U.S.–Canada border in Phillips County, Montana. The permit authorizes transport between the United States and Canada of crude oil a… - Natural Gas Shipments Excluded: cost, medium. The permit explicitly excludes natural gas that is subject to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b); the authorization does not allow transporting that natural gas across the border via these Border facilities. The permit text limits the authorized products to crude oil and petroleum pr… - Must Comply With Laws, Inspections, Permits: cost, medium. The Border facilities and their operation are subject to all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, including pipeline safety rules administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The permittee must obtain requisite permits from relevant State and loc… - Permittee Must Indemnify U.S. for Contamination: cost, high. The permit requires the permittee to hold harmless and indemnify the United States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising out of construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities, including environmental contamination from release or threatened release of hazardou… - Removal Obligation on Termination at Permittee Expense: cost, high. Article 3 requires that upon termination, revocation, or surrender of the permit the permittee, at its own expense, shall remove the Border facilities within a time the President may specify; if the permittee fails to comply, the United States may remove them at the permittee's expense. The permitt… - U.S. May Seize for National Security, With Compensation: mixed, medium. Article 4 gives the United States the right to enter, take possession of, and retain management or control of the Border facilities when the President judges it necessary for national security, provided the President gives due notice. 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