1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act . 2. Eminent domain (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to protect the rights of citizens of the United States to their private property, including by limiting the taking of private property by the Federal Government to situations in which the taking is for public use, with just compensation, and to benefit the general public, and not merely to advance the economic interests of private parties that would be given ownership or use of the property taken. (b) Just compensation Section 7(h) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717f(h) ) is amended— (1) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through When any holder and inserting the following: (h) Eminent domain (1) In general When any holder ; (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking The practice and inserting the following: (2) Practice and procedure (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the practice ; (B) by striking is situated: and inserting is situated. ; and (C) by striking Provided, That the and inserting the following: (B) Limitation The