[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1184 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1184


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 1997

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction 
of the Bear Creek Hydroelectric Project in the State of Washington, 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 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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 10371, the Commission may, upon the request of the project 
licensee, 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 for not more than 3 
consecutive 2-year periods.
    (b) Applicability.--The extension under subsection (a) shall take 
effect for the project 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 the license for the 
project referred to 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 as provided in 
subsection (a) for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods, the 
first of which shall commence on the date of such expiration.

SEC. 2. REENACTMENT OF SENTENCE IN SECTION 6.

    Section 6 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 799) is amended by 
adding the following sentence (deleted by section 108(a) of the General 
Accounting Office Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-316)) at the end thereof: 
``Licenses may be revoked only for the reasons and in the manner 
prescribed under the provisions of this Act, and may be altered or 
surrendered only upon mutual agreement between the licensee and the 
Commission after thirty days' public notice.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

                              By Ray Strong,

                                                Assistant to the Clerk.