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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2915 
To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing 
authority, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Taxpayer 
and Western Area Power Administration Customer Pro-
tection Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL. 
Section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 
is repealed. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Section 2 shall be effective on September 15, 2011. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT OF REPEAL. 
The repeal under section 2 shall not apply to— 
(1) projects approved by the Secretary of En-
ergy or the Deputy Secretary of Energy through 
memorandum before the effective date in section 3; 
or 
(2) projects deemed ‘‘Projects in Execution’’ in 
the Western Area Power Administration May 17, 
2011, Quarterly Report on Borrowing Authority 
Projects. 
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center’’.
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Union Calendar No. 298 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2915 
[Report No. 112–431] 
To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
APRIL 16, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing 
authority, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Taxpayer 
and Western Area Power Administration Customer Pro-
tection Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL. 
Section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 
is repealed. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Section 2 shall be effective on September 15, 2011. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT OF REPEAL. 
The repeal under section 2 shall not apply to— 
(1) projects approved by the Secretary of En-
ergy or the Deputy Secretary of Energy through 
memorandum before the effective date in section 3; 
or 
(2) projects deemed ‘‘Projects in Execution’’ in 
the Western Area Power Administration May 17, 
2011, Quarterly Report on Borrowing Authority 
Projects. 
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Union Calendar No. 298 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2915 
[Report No. 112–431] 
A BILL 
To repeal the Western Area Power Administration 
borrowing authority, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 16, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2916 
To enforce the tenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States as it relates to the autonomous sovereign police powers of the States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 
Mr. CULBERSON (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To enforce the tenth article of amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States as it relates to the autonomous 
sovereign police powers of the States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tenth Amendment En-
forcement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF STATE POLICE POWERS. 
(a) REAFFIRMATION OF STATE POLICE POWERS.— 
Except as limited by the minimum due process and equal 
protection requirements imposed on the States by the 14th 
article of amendment to the United States Constitution 
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and by requirements imposed on State or local govern-
ments as a condition of receiving Federal funds, the Con-
gress reaffirms each State’s autonomous sovereign police 
powers under the 10th article of amendment to the Con-
stitution to preserve and protect the safety, security, and 
property of the citizens of the State without interference 
or oversight from Federal authorities. 
(b) CIVIL ACTION BY GOVERNOR OR MEMBER OF 
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.— 
(1) In addition to any other remedy which may 
exist, in order to protect the State’s sovereign au-
thority to determine for itself the appropriate means 
to preserve and protect the safety, security, and 
property of the citizens of the State, the chief execu-
tive or a member of the legislature of a State may, 
in a civil action in that chief executive’s or member’s 
official capacity, obtain declaratory or injunctive re-
lief— 
(A) to remedy any action taken by a Fed-
eral authority that attempts to interfere with 
the State’s sovereign authority; or 
(B) to obtain compliance with section 4 of 
article IV of the Constitution of the United 
States. 
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(2) The plaintiff commencing a civil action 
under this subsection is immune from civil liability 
resulting from the plaintiff’s participation in that 
civil action, including liability for any attorney fees, 
costs, and sanctions that may be awarded in connec-
tion with the civil action. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2318
To redesignate the Federal building located at 380 Trapelo Road in Waltham,
Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 27, 1993
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. FRANK of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. OLVER, Mr.
MEEHAN, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. BLUTE, and Mr. MONTGOMERY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Public
Works and Transportation
A BILL
To redesignate the Federal building located at 380 Trapelo
Road in Waltham, Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Frederick C.
Murphy Federal Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The Federal building located at 380 Trapelo Road
in Waltham, Massachusetts, and known as the Waltham
Federal Center, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center’’.
‘‘(27) Certain lands managed by the Royal 
Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment or located in the Pike National Forest which 
comprise approximately 19,825 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘Browns Canyon Proposed 
Wilderness Area’, dated October 20, 2010, which 
shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness. 
‘‘(28) Certain lands managed by the Royal 
Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment which comprise approximately 16,690 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map titled ‘McIntyre Hills 
Proposed Wilderness Area’, dated October 20, 2010, 
which shall be known as the McIntyre Hills Wilder-
ness. 
‘‘(29) Certain lands managed by the Glenwood 
Springs Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment which comprise approximately 11,701 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map titled ‘Grand Hogback 
Proposed Wilderness Area’, dated May 31, 2011, 
which shall be known as the Grand Hogback Wilder-
ness. 
‘‘(30) Certain lands managed by the Glenwood 
Springs Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment or located in the White River National Forest 
which comprise approximately 16,427 acres, as gen-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2319
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require each department, agency,
and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government
to use recycled paper.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 27, 1993
Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr.
GOSS, Mr. HARMAN, Mr. HOBSON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
KINGSTON, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. QUINN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. WALSH, Mr.
ZIMMER, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. THOMAS of California, and Mr.
BEILENSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require each
department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive
branch of the Federal Government to use recycled paper.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO USE RECYCLED PAPER.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Subtitle F of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 6005. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
USE RECYCLED PAPER.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each department, agency, and
instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal
Government shall use printing and writing paper contain-
ing at least 10 percent postconsumer material.
‘‘(b) POSTCONSUMER MATERIAL DEFINITION.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘postconsumer material’
has the meaning provided by the Administrator in regula-
tions implementing this section.
‘‘(c) REPORT.—(1) Not later than January 1 of each
year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report
on the extent of compliance during the preceding fiscal
year by each department, agency, and instrumentality of
the executive branch of the Federal Government with the
requirement of subsection (a). At a minimum, the report
shall include—
‘‘(A) an identification of each department,
agency, and instrumentality that failed to comply, in
whole or in part, with the requirement; and
‘‘(B) with respect to each department, agency,
and instrumentality that failed to comply with the
requirement, a statement of the reasons for the fail-
ure to comply.
‘‘(2) A copy of the annual report shall be published
in the Federal Register.
‘‘(d) PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF MATERIALS COL-
LECTED FROM RECYCLING.—If a department, agency, or
instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal
Government is in compliance with the requirement of sub-
section (a) during a fiscal year, as determined by the Ad-
ministrator, such entity may use, for activities within the
legal authority of such entity, any monies received during
such fiscal year from the sale of materials collected for
the purpose of recycling. This subsection applies to the
Department of Defense notwithstanding section 2577 of
title 10, United States Code.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 6005 of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as added by subsection (a), shall take
effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 231
To amend the Federal Power Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mrr. LAROCCO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Power Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 9.
Section 9(a) of the Federal Power Act is amended
by adding a new paragraph (3) at the end thereof as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) No license may be granted for any project
subject to the provisions of this part unless the ap-
plicant complies with all procedural and substantive
requirements of the laws of the State or States in
which the project is located with respect to the ac-
quisition of water rights and administration of the
use of water. Any such license shall be subject to the
applicant obtaining any water rights needed for such
project in accordance with such requirements.’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 27.
Section 27 of the Federal Power Act is amended—
(1) by deleting ‘‘used in irrigation or for munic-
ipal or other uses’’; and
(2) by deleting ‘‘therein.’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘therein; and no license granted pursuant to
this Act shall relieve any licensee or applicant for a
license from complying with all procedural and sub-
stantive requirements of the laws of the State in
which the project is located with respect to any
water rights needed for such project, including any
terms, conditions, limitations, or other restrictions
attached to such rights. Nothing in this Act nor in
any other Act may be construed to constitute a pre-
emption or intent to preempt the procedural and
substantive requirements of State law with respect
to the acquisition of water rights and administration
of the use of water or with respect to any terms,
conditions, limitations, or other restrictions which a
State may attach to any such water rights for such
project.’’.
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erally depicted on a map titled ‘Flat Tops Addition 
Proposed Wilderness Area’, dated May 31, 2011, 
and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be 
deemed to be a part of the Flat Tops Wilderness 
designated by Public Law 94–146. 
‘‘(31) Certain lands managed by the Grand 
Junction Field Office which comprise approximately 
25,881 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘Demaree Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area’, dated 
May 31, 2011, which shall be known as the Demaree 
Canyon Wilderness. 
‘‘(32) Certain lands managed by the Grand 
Junction Field Office which comprise approximately 
30,557 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘South Shale Ridge and Little Book Cliffs Proposed 
Wilderness’, dated May 31, 2011, which shall be 
known as the Little Bookcliffs Wilderness. 
‘‘(33) Certain lands managed by the Grand 
Junction Field Office which comprise approximately 
27,569 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘South Shale Ridge and Little Book Cliffs Proposed 
Wilderness’, dated May 31, 2011, which shall be 
known as the South Shale Ridge Wilderness. 
‘‘(34) Certain lands managed by the Glenwood 
Springs Field Office or located in the White River 
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of Songs—A Love Song, a National Hymn and a
Mystical Poem’’) lecture and essay;
(46) ‘‘Tzfas un der Barg Miron’’ (‘‘Saffed and
Mount Miron’’) lecture and essay;
(47) ‘‘Mentshen, Shtayner un Flantzen in
Eretz-Isroel’’ (‘‘The People, the Stones and the
Greening of Israel’’) lecture and essay;
(48) ‘‘Mit Vos Vilna Iz Geven Andersh?’’
(‘‘What Made Vilna Unique?’’);
(49) ‘‘Histadruth’’;
(50) ‘‘Yiddish Lebn in Vilna far der Zvayter
Velt Melhome’’ (‘‘Jewish Life in Vilna Before World
War II’’) alternate title is ‘‘Yiddish Folk lebn un
Traditzie in der Lite’’ (‘‘Jewish Folk-Life and
Tradition in Lithuania’’);
(51) ‘‘Di Naye Hebreishe Literatur un der
Yunger Dor in Isroel’’ (‘‘The New Hebrew Lit-
erature and the Young Generation in Israel’’);
(52) ‘‘Di Ibergeblibene’’ (‘‘The Survivors’’);
(53) (‘‘To the Survivors of the German Con-
centration Camps, World Federation of Bergen-Bel-
sen, Associations’’);
(54) ‘‘Drayssik Yor Shpeter’’ (‘‘Thirty Years
Later’’);
school or any secondary school provided FEMA assist-
ance pursuant to section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170b). 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2320
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for implementa-
tion of a comprehensive plan for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 27, 1993
Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. FAZIO,
Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. STARK, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. ESHOO, Ms.
WOOLSEY, and Mr. HAMBURG) introduced the following bill; which was
referred jointly to the Committees on Public Works and Transportation
and Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to pro-
vide for implementation of a comprehensive plan for the
San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San Francisco Bay-
Delta Estuary Restoration Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR
SAN FRANCISCO BAY-DELTA ESTUARY.
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 121. SAN FRANCISCO BAY-DELTA ESTUARY.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND
OFFICE.—The Administrator shall establish an Executive
Council of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Restora-
tion Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as
the ‘Executive Council’).
‘‘(b) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.—
‘‘(1) DUTIES.—The Executive Council shall
oversee and coordinate the implementation of the
Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary developed
pursuant to section 320 of this Act (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the ‘Comprehensive
Plan’).
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Executive Council
shall be composed of 5 members as follows:
‘‘(A) The Regional Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency for Region
IX.
‘‘(B) The Regional Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service for Region I.
nual period, for any purpose determined by the 
city government of Detroit, Michigan. 
‘‘(B) Second, for payment of principal and 
interest on any obligation issued by the city of 
Detroit, Michigan (to the extent of such obliga-
tions). 
‘‘(C) Third, for payment of principal and 
interest on obligations to which section 103 ap-
plies and the proceeds of which were used for 
the public schools of the city of Detroit, Michi-
gan (to the extent of such obligations). 
‘‘(D) Fourth, for jobs development, public 
safety, education, business infrastructure, or 
public infrastructure (to the extent consistent 
with the plan described in paragraph (4)). 
‘‘(3) RESTRICTION
ON
DISTRIBUTIONS.—No 
distribution shall be made by the Secretary under 
paragraph (1) unless— 
‘‘(A) the city of Detroit, Michigan, does 
not impose an income tax, 
‘‘(B) such city has reduced the aggregate 
property taxes imposed by an amount not less 
than the reduction in the payment obligations 
of such city by reason of the payments de-
scribed in paragraph (2), and 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2919 
To eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters 
constructed with Federal assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 
Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BONNER, Mr. ROGERS of Ala-
bama, Mr. BROOKS, and Ms. SEWELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain tor-
nado shelters constructed with Federal assistance, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Shelter 
Protection Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. NO REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED FOR COVERED 
TORNADO SHELTER FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
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(FEMA) shall not require an educational institution Pub-
lic Assistance applicant to reimburse FEMA for the mar-
ket value of a covered temporary tornado shelter facility 
when the facility is no longer needed for its temporary 
purpose. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COVERED TEMPORARY TORNADO SHELTER 
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered temporary shelter fa-
cility’’ means a structure— 
(A) designed to provide children protection 
from a tornado; and 
(B) constructed or acquired with Federal 
financial assistance. 
(2) EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘educational institution’’ means any elementary 
school or any secondary school that is an eligible ap-
plicant for FEMA assistance pursuant to section 
403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b). 
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quent proceedings. On the basis of the determination, the
court shall issue an order—
‘‘(1) appointing one or more counsel to rep-
resent the defendant upon a finding that the defend-
ant is financially unable to obtain adequate rep-
resentation and wishes to have counsel appointed or
is unable competently to decide whether to accept or
reject appointment of counsel;
‘‘(2) finding, after a hearing if necessary, that
the defendant rejected appointment of counsel and
made the decision with an understanding of its legal
consequences; or
‘‘(3) denying the appointment of counsel upon
a finding that the defendant is financially able to ob-
tain adequate representation.
Counsel appointed pursuant to this subsection shall be dif-
ferent from the counsel who represented the defendant at
trial and on direct review unless the defendant and counsel
request a continuation or renewal of the earlier represen-
tation.
‘‘(d) STANDARDS FOR COMPETENCE OF COUNSEL.—
In relation to a defendant who is entitled to appointment
of counsel under this section, at least one counsel ap-
pointed for trial representation must have been admitted
to the bar for at least five years and have at least three
Union Calendar No. 517 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2919 
[Report No. 112–712] 
A BILL 
To eliminate the reimbursement requirement for 
certain tornado shelters constructed with Federal 
assistance, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 20, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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