H.R. 3932 — To amend Public Law 99-338 to authorize the continued use of certain lands within the Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes. | PoliFocus

H.R. 3932108th Congress

To amend Public Law 99-338 to authorize the continued use of certain lands within the Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.

To amend Public Law 99-338 to authorize the continued use of certain lands within the Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 4, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) Amends Federal law to increase from one to three the number of ten-year permit renewals the Secretary of the Interior may issue for the Kaweah Project of Southern California Edison Company to continue its use of lands within Sequoia National Park.

(Sec. 2) Adds to the prohibition on expansion of the Project in the Park the following requirements such a permit must contain: (1) an independent safety assessment of the Project, and correction of any deficiencies identified; (2) an update for Congress by the Secretary of the July 1983 report on the impact on the Park of the operations of the Kaweah No. 3 facility; and (3) any other reasonable terms and conditions that the Secretary deems necessary and proper for the management and care of Sequoia National Park and the purposes for which it was established.

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Legislative Actions

2004-03-10
Introduced in House
2004-03-10
Introduced in House
2004-03-10
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
2004-03-11
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
2004-04-29
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2004-05-05
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
2004-05-05
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2004-05-05
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2004-06-04
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-525.
2004-06-04
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-525.
2004-06-04
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 303.
2004-07-19
Mr. Hayworth moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2004-07-19
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5940-5941)
2004-07-19
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3932.
2004-07-19
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5940)
2004-07-19
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5940)
2004-07-19
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2004-07-19
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2004-07-20
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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