[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 34 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 34

    To phase out Federal funding of the Tennessee Valley Authority.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

 Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
    To phase out Federal funding of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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

SECTION 1. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.

    (a) Discontinuance of Appropriations.--Section 27 of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831z) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``for fiscal years through fiscal year 
        2000'' before the period; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``No appropriations 
        may be made available for the Tennessee Valley Authority 
        Environmental Research Center for fiscal year 2000.''.
    (b) Plan.--Not later than January 1, 1998, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall develop and submit a plan to 
Congress that--
            (1) provides for the Tennessee Valley Authority 
        Environmental Research Center to make a transition to sources 
        of funds other than appropriated funds by fiscal year 2000; and
            (2) recommends any legislation that may be appropriate to 
        carry out the objectives of this Act.
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