[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10388]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF A 
             HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN THE STATE OF WYOMING

  The bill (S. 1577) to extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming, was 
considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third 
time and passed; as follows:

                                S. 1577

       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 THE FEDERAL ENERGY 
                   REGULATORY COMMISSION HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT.

       Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of 
     Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply 
     to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 
     1651, the Commission may, at the request of the licensee for 
     the project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with 
     the good faith, due diligence, and public interest 
     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 three consecutive two-year periods from the date 
     of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the 
     Commission.

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