Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004
Latest action · Oct 6, 2004 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004 - (Sec. 1) Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a specified simultaneous land exchange with the Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI).
(Sec. 3) Identifies the land within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to be conveyed by APGI.
Identifies the land to be conveyed by the Secretary as: (1) adjacent to or flooded by the Chilhowee Reservoir; and (2) within the boundary of the Tapoco Hydroelectric Project as of February 21, 2003.
Prescribes procedural requirements, including: (1) reservation of a conservation easement over any land conveyed to APGI; and (2) reversion of title to the United States if the Chilhowee Reservoir ceases to exist, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issues a final order decommissioning the Tapoco Project from which no further appeal may be taken.
(Sec. 4) Grants FERC jurisdiction to license the Tapoco Project upon completion of the land exchange.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire for the United States any land or interest in land, including specified easements, that may be transferred by APGI to a nongovernmental organization pursuant to a specified Settlement Agreement.
Sets forth boundary adjustment procedures.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to evaluate the feasibility of managing specified land acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture in a manner that retains the primitive, back-country character of the land.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2004Markup Sep 15, 2004Reported Oct 6, 2004 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2004 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 6, 2004Hearings Sep 14, 2004Discharged Sep 15, 2004 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2004Reported Oct 4, 2004 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 7, 2004 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2004Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-721, Part II.
- Oct 6, 2004Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455.
- Oct 4, 2004Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-721, Part I.
- Sep 30, 2004Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 15, 2004Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
- Sep 15, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 15, 2004Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 14, 2004Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 7, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Jul 6, 2004Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Jul 6, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Jul 6, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
- Jun 23, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2004Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 17, 2004H.R. 4667, Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 15, 2004</p>
- Sep 17, 2004H.R. 4667, Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 15, 2004</p>
- Sep 17, 2004H.R. 4667, Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 15, 2004
- Sep 17, 2004H.R. 4667, Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 15, 2004
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2319 | Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004 | Related bill | Oct 18, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize and facilitate hydroelectric power licensing of the Tapoco Project, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2004Reported in House
- Jun 23, 2004Introduced in House
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