To amend Public Law 99-338 to authorize the continued use of certain lands within the Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-3932
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21]
Introduced: 2004-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Energy
Hydroelectric power
Land use
Licenses
National parks
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2004-03-10
text: 
Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue three ten-year permit renewals for the Kaweah Project of Southern California Edison Company to continue its use of lands within Sequoia National Park. (Current law permits only one ten-year permit renewal).

action_date: 2004-06-04
text: 
Amends Federal law to increase from one to three the number of ten-year permit renewals the Secretary of the Interior may issue for the Kaweah Project of Southern California Edison Company to continue its use of lands within Sequoia National Park.
 
Adds to the prohibition on expansion of the Project in the Park the following requirements such a permit must contain: (1) an independent safety assessment of the Project, and correction of any deficiencies identified; (2) an update for Congress by the Secretary of the July 1983 report on the impact on the Park of the operations of the Kaweah No. 3 facility; and (3) any other reasonable terms and conditions that the Secretary deems necessary and proper for the management and care of Sequoia National Park and the purposes for which it was established.

action_date: 2004-07-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 4, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
(Sec. 1) Amends Federal law to increase from one to three the number of ten-year permit renewals the Secretary of the Interior may issue for the Kaweah Project of Southern California Edison Company to continue its use of lands within Sequoia National Park.
 
(Sec. 2) Adds to the prohibition on expansion of the Project in the Park the following requirements such a permit must contain: (1) an independent safety assessment of the Project, and correction of any deficiencies identified; (2) an update for Congress by the Secretary of the July 1983 report on the impact on the Park of the operations of the Kaweah No. 3 facility; and (3) any other reasonable terms and conditions that the Secretary deems necessary and proper for the management and care of Sequoia National Park and the purposes for which it was established.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text:  CR H5940)
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text:  CR H5940)
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3932.
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration:  CR H5940-5941)
action_date: 2004-07-19
text: Mr. Hayworth moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2004-06-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 303.
action_date: 2004-06-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-525.
action_date: 2004-06-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-525.
action_date: 2004-05-05
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-05-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-05-05
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2004-04-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2004-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2004-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-03-10
text: Introduced in House