[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 595 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 595

To provide for the extension of a hydroelectric project located in the 
                        State of West Virginia.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 22 (legislative day, March 16), 1995

  Mr. Byrd (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the extension of a hydroelectric project located in the 
                        State of West Virginia.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.

    (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 7307, the Commission shall, upon the request of the licensee 
for the project, 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 construction of the project so as to 
terminate on September 26, 1999.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall take effect for the 
project described in subsection (a) upon the expiration of the 
extension, issued by the Commission under section 13 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806), of the period required for commencement of 
construction of the project.
    (c) Reinstatement of expired license.--If a license for the project 
described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall reinstate the license effective as of 
the date of its expiration and extend the time required for 
commencement of construction of the project until September 26, 1999.
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