Upstream Benefits: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foregin Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, First and Second Sessions, on H.R. 5309, a Bill to Amend Part 1 of the Federal Power Act, H.R. 7201 and H.R. 7494, Bills to Provide for the Comprehensive Operation of Hydroelectric Power Resources of the United States, and for Other Purposes. July 16,27, 1959, and January 20, 1960U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 163 pages Considers H.R. 5309, H.R. 7201, and identical H.R. 7494, to amend the Federal Power Act to allow hydroelectric power plants to be charged when upstream construction or improvements on a separate project benefit the operations of the hydroelectric plant. |
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... existing law ( 1 ) to provide for exemption of projects of 2,000 horsepower or less compared with the present 100 horsepower - from certain licensing provisions of the Federal Power Act ; and ( 2 ) to provide for relicensing the same ...
... existing law ( 1 ) to provide for exemption of projects of 2,000 horsepower or less compared with the present 100 horsepower - from certain licensing provisions of the Federal Power Act ; and ( 2 ) to provide for relicensing the same ...
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... existing laws ; or , if the licensee has not made an application for a new license , then the Commission may issue a new license under said terms and conditions to a new licensee , which license may cover any project or projects covered ...
... existing laws ; or , if the licensee has not made an application for a new license , then the Commission may issue a new license under said terms and conditions to a new licensee , which license may cover any project or projects covered ...
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... existing law by providing for exemption of projects of 2,000 horsepower or less from certain licensing pro- visions of the Federal Power Act . These relatively small projects do not appear to be of great importance in the development of ...
... existing law by providing for exemption of projects of 2,000 horsepower or less from certain licensing pro- visions of the Federal Power Act . These relatively small projects do not appear to be of great importance in the development of ...
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... existing law as well as the charges provided by the amendments proposed in sections 1 and 2 of this bill are not charges for water , but rather are a sharing of the costs of facilities which make the water available when it can be ...
... existing law as well as the charges provided by the amendments proposed in sections 1 and 2 of this bill are not charges for water , but rather are a sharing of the costs of facilities which make the water available when it can be ...
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... existing laws . The Commis- sion is of the opinion that the proposed amendment of section 15 of the Power Act is unnecessary when viewed in the light of the other provisions of the Power Act . With the changes suggested herein , the ...
... existing laws . The Commis- sion is of the opinion that the proposed amendment of section 15 of the Power Act is unnecessary when viewed in the light of the other provisions of the Power Act . With the changes suggested herein , the ...
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Page 67 - Commission will be best adapted to a comprehensive plan for improving or developing a waterway or waterways for the use or benefit of interstate or foreign commerce, for the improvement and utilization of waterpower development, and for other beneficial public uses, including recreational purposes...
Page 31 - That the licensee shall pay to the United States reasonable annual charges in an amount to be fixed by the commission for the purpose of reimbursing the United States for the costs of the administration of this Act; for recompensing it for the use, occupancy, and enjoyment of its lands or other property...
Page 31 - ... capacity may be issued without charge, except on tribal lands within Indian reservations; but in no case shall a license be issued free of charge for the development and utilization of power created by any Government dam and that the amount charged therefor in any license shall be such as determined by the commission.
Page 70 - States, shall at all times be controlled by such reasonable rules and regulations in the interest of navigation, including the control of the level of the pool caused by such dam or diversion structure as may be made from time to time by the Secretary of War.
Page 112 - Navigable waters" means those parts of streams or other bodies •of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under its authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States...
Page 47 - Institute, and at the time of his death was, besides a director, a member of the Executive Committee and chairman of the Committee on Admissions.
Page 62 - That the project adopted, including the maps, plans, and specifications, shall be such as in the judgment of the Commission will be best adapted to a comprehensive plan for improving or developing a waterway...
Page 127 - Each such license shall be conditioned upon acceptance by the licensee of all the terms and conditions of this Act...
Page 31 - Commission shall require as a condition of the license that the licensee so benefited shall reimburse the owner of such reservoir or other improvements for such part of the annual charges for interest, maintenance, and depreciation thereon as the commission may deem equitable. The proportion of such charges to be paid by any licensee shall be determined by the Commission.