Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the assessment of any charges for the use of any Federal dam or structure by a power plant licensee if such licensee entered into a Federal contract before January 1, 1985, which meets the following requirements: (1) the contract covers one or more projects for which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a license before January 1, 1985; (2) the contract specifically provides that the licensee may build a power plant using federally constructed irrigation facilities; (3) the contract specifically provides that the licensee retains exclusive control, possession and ownership of the power plant; and (4) the contract specifically provides that all revenues from the power plant and disposition of electric energy from such plant remain the property of the licensee.
Applies this prohibition against assessment only to projects covered by the contract and only during the term of such contract.
Became Public Law No: 99-546.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Energy Department (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), Interior Department, OMB.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with an amendment. With written report No. 99-87.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with an amendment. With written report No. 99-87.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 190.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Unfavorable.
Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 3113 ordered to be reported.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-662 (Part I).
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-662 (Part I).