[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 944 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 944

      To provide rules regarding the payment by certain political 
 subdivisions in the State of Montana of charges imposed by the United 
 States with respect to a hydroelectric project located in Granite and 
                     Deer Lodge Counties, Montana.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 1995

 Mr. Williams introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
      To provide rules regarding the payment by certain political 
 subdivisions in the State of Montana of charges imposed by the United 
 States with respect to a hydroelectric project located in Granite and 
                     Deer Lodge Counties, Montana.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF FLINT CREEK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT FROM CERTAIN 
              CHARGES.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10(e)(1) of the Federal 
Power Act providing for the payment to the United States of annual 
charges for the use, occupancy, and enjoyment of its lands by the 
holder of a license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
pursuant to part I of that Act, and notwithstanding any other provision 
of Federal law providing for the payment to the United States of 
charges, annual or otherwise, for the use, occupancy, and enjoyment of 
its lands for the purpose of operating and maintaining a hydroelectric 
development licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, any 
political subdivision of the State of Montana which holds a license for 
FERC Project No. 1473 in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, Montana, 
shall be relieved, for the 5-year period following its acceptance of 
the license, from the payment of such charges for the use of lands 
owned by the United States lying within the boundaries of the project 
and, after such 5-year period, be required to pay the lesser of $20,000 
or such annual charge for the use of such lands as the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission or any other department or agency of the Federal 
Government may assess, as long as such political subdivision continues 
to hold the license for the project. This section shall take effect on 
the date that any political subdivision of the State of Montana accepts 
the terms and conditions of the license for the FERC Project No. 1473.
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