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HR 3261 110th Congress House Energy Administrative remedies Department of Energy Energy facilities Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Land use Law Licenses Metropolitan areas Public meetings Urban affairs

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
 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.

What's happening now July 31, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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