[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 231 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 231

                    To amend the Federal Power Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mrr. LaRocco introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
                    To amend the Federal Power Act.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 9.

    Section 9(a) of the Federal Power Act is amended by adding a new 
paragraph (3) at the end thereof as follows:
            ``(3) No license may be granted for any project subject to 
        the provisions of this part unless the applicant complies with 
        all procedural and substantive requirements of the laws of the 
        State or States in which the project is located with respect to 
        the acquisition of water rights and administration of the use 
        of water. Any such license shall be subject to the applicant 
        obtaining any water rights needed for such project in 
        accordance with such requirements.''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 27.

    Section 27 of the Federal Power Act is amended--
            (1) by deleting ``used in irrigation or for municipal or 
        other uses''; and
            (2) by deleting ``therein.'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``therein; and no license granted pursuant to this Act shall 
        relieve any licensee or applicant for a license from complying 
        with all procedural and substantive requirements of the laws of 
        the State in which the project is located with respect to any 
        water rights needed for such project, including any terms, 
        conditions, limitations, or other restrictions attached to such 
        rights. Nothing in this Act nor in any other Act may be 
        construed to constitute a preemption or intent to preempt the 
        procedural and substantive requirements of State law with 
        respect to the acquisition of water rights and administration 
        of the use of water or with respect to any terms, conditions, 
        limitations, or other restrictions which a State may attach to 
        any such water rights for such project.''.

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