[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4853 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4853

        To require FERC to examine certain hydropower licences.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2018

    Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Higgins of 
  Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
        To require FERC to examine certain hydropower licences.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Flood Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. EXAMINATION OF LICENSES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS LOCATED IN 
              DISASTER AREAS.

    Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall examine each license 
issued by the Commission under part I of the Federal Power Act for the 
following projects:
            (1) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 
        2305.
            (2) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 
        12362.
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