[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2165 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2165


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 27, 1998

   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 applicable to the 
construction of FERC Project Number 3862 in the State of Iowa, 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) Project Numbered 3862.--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 3862, the Commission is authorized, at the request of the 
licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance 
with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of 
that section and the Commission's procedures under that section, to 
extend the time required for commencement of construction of the 
project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
the expiration of the extension of the period required for commencement 
of construction that the Commission issued, prior to the date of 
enactment of this Act, under section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 806) for the project described in subsection (a).
    (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.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.