[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 179 (Monday, November 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H12148-H12149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




REINSTATING THE PERMIT AND EXTENDING THE FEDERAL POWER ACT DEADLINE FOR 
          THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OREGON HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT

  Mr. SCHAEFER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1290) to reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline 
under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of, a 
hydroelectric project in Oregon, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 1290

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

     SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF PERMIT EXTENSION DEADLINE.

       Notwithstanding the expiration of the permit and 
     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 7829, the Commission shall, at the request of the 
     licensee for the project, reinstate the permit effective May 
     23, 1993, and extend the time period during which the 
     licensee is required to commence the construction of the 
     project so as to terminate on May 25, 1999.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Colorado [Mr. Schaefer] will be recognized for 20 minutes, and the 
gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Pallone] will be recognized for 20 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. Schaefer].
  Mr. SCHAEFER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1290 would reinstate the license for a 1.9-megawatt 
project in Oregon effective May 23, 1993, and extend the deadline for 
construction to 10 years after the license was issued. The licensees 
for this project are the Talent, Rogue River Valley, and Medford 
irrigation districts. The licensees have not been able to begin 
construction, because of a lack of power sales contract needed to 
secure financing. This bill was introduced by our colleague, 
Representative Cooley of Oregon. The license for this project was 
terminated by order of FERC on September 21, 1993, for failure to 
commence construction, but the bill would reinstate the license.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, the Democrats on the Committee on Commerce 
supported H.R. 1290 without objection.

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  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCHAEFER. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McInnis). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. Schaefer] that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1290, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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