[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 959 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 959

To provide for the extension of a certain hydroelectric project located 
                     in the State of West Virginia.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2009

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 extension of a certain hydroelectric project located 
                     in the State of West Virginia.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the period specified in section 13 
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project number 9042, the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this Act as the 
``Commission'') shall, on the request of the licensee of that project, 
and in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public 
interest requirements of, the procedures of the Commission under, and 
other procedures specified in, that section, extend the deadline by 
which the licensee is required to commence construction of the project 
to the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall take effect with respect 
to the project described in that subsection on expiration of the 
extension, issued by the Commission under section 13 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806), of the period for the commencement of 
construction of the project.
    (c) Reinstatement of Expired License.--If a license for the project 
described in subsection (a) expires before the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commission shall--
            (1) reinstate the license, effective as of that date of 
        expiration; and
            (2) extend the deadline by which the licensee of the 
        project is required to commence construction of the project to 
        the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LICENSE PERIOD.

    Notwithstanding the period of a license specified in section 6 of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 799) that would otherwise apply to the 
project described in section 1(a), the Commission shall, on the request 
of the licensee of that project, and in accordance with such terms and 
conditions of that Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.) and the Commission as 
are applicable to the project and the license, extend the period of the 
license to 70 years, as calculated beginning on the date identified in 
the original order of the Commission issuing the license for the 
project.
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