[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 337 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 337


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2003

                                Received

                           February 24, 2003

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To extend certain hydro-electric licenses in the State of Alaska.

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

SECTION 1. STAY AND REINSTATEMENT OF FERC LICENSE NO. 11393.

    (a) Upon the request of the licensee for FERC Project No. 11393, 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall issue an order staying 
the license.
    (b) Upon the request of the licensee for FERC Project No. 11393, 
but not later than 6 years after the date that the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission receives written notice that construction of the 
Swan-Tyee transmission line is completed, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission shall issue an order lifting the stay and make the effective 
date of the license the date on which the stay is lifted.
    (c) Upon request of the licensee for FERC Project No. 11393 and 
notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal 
Power Act for the commencement of construction, the Commission shall, 
after reasonable notice and in accordance with the good faith, due 
diligence, and public interest requirements of that section, extend the 
time period during which licensee is required to
commence the construction of the project for not more than one 2-year 
time period.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 11, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.