There's a new proposal to try to get the northern leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline passed. But, it could be a while before we get an answer.

The Obama Administration says the application from TransCanada won't be reviewed until after the election.

The problem has been with the enviroment through the Sandhills and a huge aquifer in Nebraska.

The new plan has a route to go around the enviromentally sensitive land.

KRMG's Washington Watchdog Jamie Dupree says, "That plan, of course, has been opposed by President Obama. Republicans in the congress today said it's time for him to back off of that position and allow for thousands of jobs to be created."

The southern leg of the pipeline includes the oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma.

The northern leg would connect the  Gulf of Mexico to Canada.

From the US Department of State:

The State Department has received a new application from TransCanada Corp. for a proposed pipeline that would run from the Canadian border to connect to an existing pipeline in Steele City, Nebraska.

The new application includes proposed new routes through the state of Nebraska. The Department is committed to conducting a rigorous, transparent and thorough review.

Under Executive Order 13337, it is the Department’s responsibility to determine if granting a permit for the proposed pipeline is in the national interest. We will consider this new application on its merits. Consistent with the Executive Order, this involves consideration of many factors, including energy security, health, environmental, cultural, economic, and foreign policy concerns.

We will begin by hiring an independent third-party contractor to assist the Department, including reviewing the existing Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) from the prior Keystone XL pipeline review process, as well as identifying and assisting with new analysis.

We will cooperate with the state of Nebraska, as well as other relevant State and Federal agencies, throughout the process. Nebraska has stated that their own review of the new route will take six to nine months. Previously when we announced review of alternate routes through Nebraska this past fall, our best estimate on when we would complete the national interest determination was the first quarter of 2013.

We will conduct our review efficiently, using existing analysis as appropriate.