[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3733 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3733

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1 
public hearing before issuance of a permit affecting public or private 
                        land use in a locality.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 11 (legislative day, December 10), 2008

  Mr. Specter 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 require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1 
public hearing before issuance of a permit affecting public or private 
                        land use in a locality.

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

SECTION 1. PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AFFECTING PUBLIC 
              OR PRIVATE LAND USE IN LOCALITIES.

    (a) Electricity.--Section 216(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 824p(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Public hearing.--Before issuing a permit or other 
        authorization for any action that may affect public or private 
        land use (other than Federal land) in a locality, the 
        Commission shall hold at least 1 public hearing in each county 
        and locality affected.''.
    (b) Natural Gas.--Section 7(e) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717f(e)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Public hearing.--Before issuing a permit or other 
        authorization for any action that may affect public or private 
        land use (other than Federal land) in a locality, the 
        Commission shall hold at least 1 public hearing in each county 
        and locality affected.''.
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