100 STAT. 1248
PUBLIC LAW 99-495—OCT. 16, 1986
Such order shall be for such period as the Commission deems appropriate, not to exceed the term of the license. At any time, the Commission, upon its own motion or upon a petition by the existing or new licensee and after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may modify, extend, or terminate such order.", (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 15(a) of the Federal
16 USC 808. 16 USC 807. 16 USC 825h note.
16 USC 825h.
16 USC 817.
Water. 16 USC 823a.
Power Act is amended by striking out "original" each place it appears and substituting "existing". (2) Section 14(b) of such Act is amended by striking out the first sentence. (c) COMMISSION REVIEW.—In order to ensure that the provisions of Part I of the Federal Power Act, as amended by this Act, are fully, fairly, and efficiently implemented, that other governmental agencies identified in such Part I are able to carry out their responsibilities, and that the increased workload of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other agencies is facilitated, the Commission shall, consistent with the provisions of section 309 of the Federal Power Act, review all provisions of that Act requiring an action within a 30-day period and, as the Commission deems appropriate, amend its regulations to interpret such period as meaning "working days", rather than "calendar days" unless calendar days is specified in such Act for such action. SEC. 5. LICENSE TERM ON RELICENSING. Section 15 of the Federal Power Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (d) (as added by section 4 of this Act): "(e) Except for an annual license, any license issued by the Commission under this section shall be for a term which the Commission determines to be in the public interest but not less than 30 years, nor more than 50 years, from the date on which the license is issued.". SEC. 6. UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act is amended by inserting "(1)" after "(b)" and by adding the following at the end thereof "(2) No person may commence any significant modification of any project licensed under, or exempted from, this Act unless such modification is authorized in accordance with terms and conditions of such license or exemption and the applicable requirements of this Part. As used in this paragraph, the term 'commence' refers to the beginning of physical on-site activity other than surveys or testing.". SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 30 OF FEDERAL POWER ACT. (a) STATE OR LocAL CoNDUiTS.—Soction 30(b) of the Federal Power Act is amended by inserting after "15 megawatts" the following: "(40 megawatts in the case of a facility constructed, operated, and maintained by an agency or instrumentality of a State or local government solely for water supply for municipal purposes)". (b) NMFS.—Section 30(c) of the Federal Power Act is amended by inserting "National Marine Fisheries Service" after "the Fish and Wildlife Service" in both places such term appears. (c) FEES FOR STUDIES.—Section 30 of the Federal Power Act is
Ante, pp. 1243, 1244.
amended by adding the following new subsection a t the end thereof: "(e) The Commission, in addition to the requirements of section 10(e), shall establish fees which shall be paid by an applicant for a license or. exemption for a project that is required to meet terms and conditions set by fish and wildlife agencies under subsection (c).
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