[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1262 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1262

 To provide that existing facilities located on the Pentwater River in 
    Michigan, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy 
      Regulatory Commission under part 1 of the Federal Power Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1999

 Mr. Hoekstra introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that existing facilities located on the Pentwater River in 
    Michigan, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy 
      Regulatory Commission under part 1 of the Federal Power Act.

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

SECTION 1. FEDERAL POWER ACT LICENSE NOT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN EXISTING 
              FACILITIES ON THE PENTWATER RIVER, MICHIGAN.

    Notwithstanding section 23(b) or section 4(e) of the Federal Power 
Act, it shall not be unlawful for the city of Hart in Michigan to 
operate, maintain, repair, reconstruct, replace, or modify--
            (1) any dam which, as of the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, is owned and operated by the City, and located on the 
        Pentwater River in Oceana County, Michigan, or
            (2) any water conduit, reservoir, power house, and other 
        works incidental to such dam.
No license shall be required under part 1 of the Federal Power Act for 
the dam, water conduit, reservoir, power house, or other project works 
referred to in the preceding sentence and, subject to compliance with 
State laws, permission is hereby granted for such facilities to the 
same extent as in the case of facilities for which permission is 
granted under the last sentence of section 23(b) of that Act.
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