[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5368 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5368

     To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
              hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
              hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
              PROJECT.

    (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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 3218, the Commission shall, upon enactment of this Act, extend 
the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the 
construction of the project to and including September 24, 2002. 
Thereafter the Commission shall, 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, extend the time period 
during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of 
the project for 2 consecutive 2-year periods.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on September 
24, 1999, the date of the previous expiration of the extension issued 
by the Commission for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 3218.
    (c) Reinstatement of Expired License.--If the period required for 
commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (a) 
has expired prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall reinstate the license effective as of the date of its 
expiration and the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of such expiration.
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