[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15822]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF A 
                HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN NORTH CAROLINA

  The bill (S. 1010) to extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina, 
was considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the 
third time, and passed; as follows:

                                S. 1010

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission project number 11437, the Commission may, at the 
     request of the licensee for the project, and after reasonable 
     notice, in accordance with the requirements of that section 
     and the Commission's procedures under that section, extend 
     the time period during which the licensee is required to 
     commence the construction of the project for 3 consecutive 2-
     year periods.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) takes effect on the 
     date of the expiration of the extension issued by the 
     Commission before the date of the enactment of this Act under 
     section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806).

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