3.0.0 1235 2022-11-15T16:34:58Z 2022-11-15T16:34:58Z House H HR 2013-03-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARTZLER:H.R. 1235.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I: Section 8: Clause 3 The United States Congressshall have power``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes.''[Page H1568]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-22T18:59:57Z Referred to 2013-03-18T16:01:30Z 2013-03-22 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2013-03-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 N C001095 Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4] Tom Cotton R AR 4 2013-03-18 True M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2013-03-18 True L000575 Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] James Lankford R OK 5 2013-03-18 True G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2013-03-18 True G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2013-03-18 True Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Dams and canals Department of Energy Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Fishes Floods and storm protection Intergovernmental relations Lakes and rivers Licensing and registrations Outdoor recreation State and local government operations Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Energy 00 2013-03-18 Introduced in House 2013-05-02T20:45:48Z Leave our Lakes Alone Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from considering public use and environmental purposes in issuing a license for a project in a state whose law expressly authorizes such a prohibition.

Defines "public use and environmental purposes" to mean the purposes of energy conservation, the protection, mitigation of damage to, and enhancement of, fish and wildlife, the protection of recreational opportunities, the preservation of other aspects of environmental quality, and other beneficial public uses, including irrigation, flood control, and water supply, as such purposes apply to land within a project boundary above the highest target elevation for normal operations of the project.

Exempts projects on federal land from application of this Act.

]]> Leave our Lakes Alone Act Display Title Leave our Lakes Alone Act Short Titles as Introduced Leave our Lakes Alone Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Power Act to permit States to exempt projects from certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission considerations in issuing licenses for such projects. Introduced in House 2013-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1235ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1235ih.xml 2013-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.