[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5436 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 5436


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2002

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


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

    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 
number 11509, the Commission shall, at the request of the licensee for 
the project, and after reasonable notice, extend the time period during 
which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the 
project for 3 consecutive 2-year periods.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) takes effect on the date of the 
expiration of the extension issued by the Commission under section 13 
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) for Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission project number 11509.
    (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

            Passed the House of Representatives November 15 
      (legislative day, November 14), 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.