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An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina
An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina
Act Details
An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2001-06-11 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 107 United States Congress by Jesse Helms in relation with: Energy, Hydroelectric power, Law, Licenses, North Carolina, Water resources development.
An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina became law (1) in the United States on 2002-12-04. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (SSEG)
House Energy and Commerce (HSIF)
Sponsor
Jesse Helms, Senator from North Carolina
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Strom Thurmond, Senator, from South Carolina
Act Overview
- Number: 1010 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina (4)
- Date First Introduced: 2001-06-11
- Sponsor Name: Strom Thurmond
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2002-12-04
- Type: s (7)
- Main Topic: Energy
- Related Bills: (8)
- Summary of An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Text of the An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina
Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission upon licensee request to extend for three consecutive two-year periods the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of a specified hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina.
Bill Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of a bill are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
- [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
- [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina)
- [Note 4] An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2001-06-11) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
- [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
- [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
- [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. An Act originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
- [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina, go to THOMAS.
Analysis
No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An Act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina submitted yet.
Energy
Hydroelectric power
Law
Licenses
North Carolina
Water resources development
Further Reading
- “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
- “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
- “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.