A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1 public hearing before issuance of a permit affecting public or private land use in a locality.

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Bill Number

S 3733

Introduced

Dec 11, 2008

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Cosponsors

Topics

Electric power transmission Energy Energy facilities Gas companies Government Operations and Politics Land use Law Licenses Public Lands and Natural Resources Public meetings

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Summary

Amends the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to hold at least one public hearing in each affected county and locality before issuing any authorization for action that may affect public or private land use (other than federal land).

Actions

Dec 11, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 11, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10949)
Dec 11, 2008

Introduced in Senate

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