PIPELINES/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Section 1. Policy. The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) under development by Dakota Access, LLC, represents a substantial, multi-billion-dollar private investment in our Nation’s energy infrastructure. This approximately 1,100-mile pipeline is designed to carry approximately 500,000 barrels per day of crude oil from the Bakken and Three Forks oil production areas in North Dakota to oil markets in the United States. At this time, the DAPL is more than 90 percent complete across its entire route. Only a limited portion remains to be constructed.
I believe that construction and operation of lawfully permitted pipeline infrastructure serve the national interest….”
-Donald Trump, “Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline,” White House Office of the Press Secretary, Jan. 24, 2017