[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2028 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2028

  To provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal 
                 Energy Regulatory Commission project.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2005

  Mr. Byrd (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal 
                 Energy Regulatory Commission project.

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

SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE 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 project numbered 7307 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Commission shall, on the request of the 
licensee for the project, in accordance with that section (including 
the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that 
section and procedures established under that section), extend the time 
required for commencement of construction of the project until December 
31, 2007.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply to the project on 
the expiration of any extension, issued by the Commission under section 
13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806), of the time required for 
commencement of construction of the project.
    (c) Reinstatement of Expired License.--If a license of the 
Commission for the project expires before the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Commission shall--
            (1) reinstate the license effective as of the date of the 
        expiration of the license; and
            (2) extend the time required for commencement of 
        construction of the project until December 31, 2007.
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