To extend the deadline under Part I of the Federal Power Act for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Nevada.

Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon licensee request, to extend for three consecutive two-year periods the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of a specified hydroelectric project in the State of Nevada.

Provides for reinstatement of the license if it has already expired.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2169 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2169

   To extend the deadline under part I of the Federal Power Act for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
                                Nevada.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2001

   Mr. Wynn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the deadline under part I of the Federal Power Act for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
                                Nevada.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
              PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would 
otherwise apply to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 10756, the Commission shall, at the request of the licensee 
for the project and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the 
good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that 
section and the Commission's procedures under that section, extend the 
time period during which the licensee is required to commence the 
construction of the project for 3 consecutive 2-year periods.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on the 
expiration of the extension issued by the Commission for Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission project numbered 10756.
    (c) Reinstatement of Expired License.--If the period required for 
commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (a) 
has expired prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall reinstate the license effective as of the date of its 
expiration and the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of such expiration.
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