[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2924 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2924

To provide authority to the Federal Power Marketing Administrations to 
 reduce vandalism and destruction of property, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2001

 Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide authority to the Federal Power Marketing Administrations to 
 reduce vandalism and destruction of property, 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. PROPERTY PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR POWER MARKETING 
              ADMINISTRATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrators of the Western Area Power 
Administration Administrator, the Southwestern Power Administration, 
and the Southeastern Power Administration may each carry out programs 
to reduce vandalism and destruction of property that is under their 
jurisdiction.
    (b) Provision of Rewards.--In carrying out a program under this 
section, each Administrator referred to in subsection (a) is authorized 
to provide rewards (including cash rewards) to individuals who provide 
information or evidence leading to the arrest and prosecution of 
individuals causing damage to Federal property under their 
jurisdiction. The amount of any one such reward paid to any individual 
may not exceed a value of $1,000.
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