[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 397 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.397

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                                 An Act


 
To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of 
            a hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois.

    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.

     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 11214, the 
Commission may, 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--
        (1) reinstate the license for the construction of the project 
    as of the effective date of the surrender of the license; and
        (2) extend the time period during which the licensee is 
    required to commence the construction of the project for 3 
    consecutive 2-year periods beyond the date that is 4 years after 
    the date of issuance of the license.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.