[107th Congress Public Law 376]
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Public Law 107-376
107th Congress

                                 An Act


 
      To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
     hydroelectric project in the State of Oregon. <<NOTE: Dec. 19, 
                         2002 -  [H.R. 5436]>> 

    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 11509, 
the Commission shall, at the request of the licensee for the project, 
and after reasonable notice, 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 under section 13 of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) for Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission project number 11509.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.

    If the period required for commencement of construction of the 
project described in subsection (a) of section 1 has expired prior to 
the date of the enactment of this act, the commission shall reinstate 
the license effective as of the date of its expiration and the first 
extension authorized under subsection (a) of section 1 shall take effect 
on the date of such expiration.

    Approved December 19, 2002.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5436 (S. 2927):
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002):
            Nov. 14, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.

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