[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 846 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 846

   To amend the Federal Power Act to remove the jurisdiction of the 
   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to license projects on fresh 
                     waters in the State of Hawaii.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 1997

   Mr. Akaka 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 amend the Federal Power Act to remove the jurisdiction of the 
   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to license projects on fresh 
                     waters in the State of Hawaii.

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

SECTION 1. PROJECTS ON FRESH WATERS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

    Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 798(e)) is amended 
by striking ``several States, or upon'' and inserting ``several States 
(except fresh waters in the State of Hawaii, unless a license would be 
required by section 23), or upon''.
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