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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1529
To authorize assistance for electric power utility privatization efforts in the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2001
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To authorize assistance for electric power utility privatization
efforts in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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 ‘‘Nigeria Electric Power
Utility Privatization Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is desirable that the Federal Republic of
Nigeria begin a transition to private sector-managed
electric power generation and transmission.
(2) Nigeria currently suffers from a shortage of
electric power generation.
(3) Power outages are an impediment to eco-
nomic development in Nigeria and place United
States investment at risk.
SEC. 3. STATEMENTS OF POLICY.
Congress declares the following:
(1) Privatization of the electric power gener-
ating industry in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is
important to the long-term needs of Nigeria and the
interests of the United States.
(2) Involvement of state governments in Nigeria
is critical to the desired result of moving Nigeria to
a private sector-managed electric power utility indus-
try.
(3) The affordability and cost-effectiveness of
the strategy to privatize the electric power gener-
ating industry in Nigeria are dependent upon the de-
velopment of new infrastructure and cooperation
with national and local policy decisionmakers and
the private sector.
SEC. 4. PROGRAM TO FACILITATE ELECTRIC POWER UTIL-
ITY PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS IN THE STATE
OF KOGI, NIGERIA.
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
President, 
acting
through the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development, is authorized to establish
a program to provide assistance to the Government of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria for the purpose of facilitating
electric power utility privatization efforts in the State of
Kogi, Nigeria.
(b) CONDUCT.—In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the President shall ensure that the fol-
lowing requirements are met:
(1) Assistance provided under the program will
be used for the construction of a natural gas fired
power plant to be located in the State of Kogi.
(2) The Government of Kogi State will provide
an appropriate site with necessary infrastructure to
operate the power plant.
(3) The Government of Kogi State will provide
within or adjacent to the power plant site areas for
the location of additional power generation units
that are owned and financed by private nongovern-
mental organizations.
(4) The Government of Kogi State will initially
own the power plant facility but will divest itself of
the facility to the private sector not later than ten
years after the date on which the plant becomes
operational. The plant will be considered to be oper-
ational beginning on the first day on which the plant
exports power generated to any customer or elec-
trical grid.
(5) The majority of the equipment and other
products utilized in the construction of the power
plant shall be American-made.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available for the purposes of this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available
until expended.
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