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HR 3261 110th Congress House

To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit or other authorization for any action…

Official title: To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2007 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 31, 2007
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), before issuing a permit or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality, to hold a public hearing in that locality, if requested by five or more individuals or an organization representing 30 or more individuals.

Requires the hearing to be held in a statistical metropolitan area at a location reasonably central to the affected areas, if a facility affects multiple areas.

Instructs FERC to hold such a hearing whenever a request for reconsideration is granted, if FERC did not hold a hearing before issuing the permit or authorization.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3261: To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3261/
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"H.R. 3261: To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3261/.
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H.R. 3261, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3261/.
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[H.R. 3261: To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3261/)
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