To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a project in Connecticut, and for other purposes.

Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to: (1) extend through May 30, 2005, the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of project numbered 11547-005; and (2) extend further, upon licensee request, the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the project for two consecutive two-year periods.

Requires the Commission to reinstate the license for such project as of the date it expired.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1074 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1074

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a project in 
                  Connecticut, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a project in 
                  Connecticut, and for other purposes.

    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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 11547-005, the Commission shall, upon enactment of this Act, 
extend the time period during which the licensee is required to 
commence the construction of the project to and including May 30, 2005. 
Thereafter 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 2 consecutive 2-year periods.
    (b) Reinstatement of Expired License.--The Commission shall 
reinstate the license for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 11547-005 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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