16 U.S.C. § 460gg–2 — Federal power and water resources projects
submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 94-199 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 188 words · no verdicts yet
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cannot license new dams, powerhouses, or similar projects inside the Hells Canyon Recreation Area, though projects already built or under construction by December 31, 1975 keep following the Federal Power Act. No federal agency can help fund a water facility inside the area that the Secretary decides would harm the protected waters.
(a) Licenses by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Despite any other law or earlier approval, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cannot license new dams, water conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses, transmission lines, or similar projects inside the recreation area. But the Federal Power Act still applies to any project — and its facilities and improvements — that was already built or under construction inside the recreation area as of December 31, 1975.
(b) Assistance detrimental to protected waters. No federal agency can help fund, license, or otherwise support building a water resource facility inside the recreation area if the Secretary decides it would directly and badly harm the values the area's waters are protected for.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any authorization heretofore given pursuant to law, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may not license the construction of any dam, water conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission line, or other project work under the Federal Power Act (41 Stat. 1063), as amended (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), within the recreation area: Provided, That the provisions of the Federal Power Act (41 Stat. 1063) shall continue to apply to any project (as defined in such Act), and all of the facilities and improvements required or used in connection with the operation and maintenance of said project, in existence within the recreation area which project is already constructed or under construction on December 31, 1975.
No department or agency of the United States may assist by loan, grant, license, or otherwise the construction of any water resource facility within the recreation area which the Secretary determines would have a direct and adverse effect on the values for which the waters of the area are protected.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–199, § 4, Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 95–91, title IV, § 402(a)(1)(A), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 583.)
- 1975Enacted · Pub. L. 94-199 · 89 Stat. 1118
- 1977Amended · Pub. L. 95-91 · 91 Stat. 583
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