,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,hartzler 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,lankford1  
,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 and ,mr4     
,griffith of ,virginia7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,power
 ,act to permit ,states to exempt       
projects from certain ,federal ,energy  
,regulatory ,commission considerations  
in issuing licenses for such projects4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,leave our ,lakes ,alone ,act4  
#b4 ,state determination to exempt      
projects from certain ,,ferc            
considerations in licensing ,section #d 
of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #gig7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection3   
7h7 7#a7 ,for the purposes of this      
subsection--  7,a7 the term exempt      
,state means a ,state for which a ,state

 law is in effect that expressly        
authorizes paragraph 7#b7 to apply to   
projects within the ,state2 and  7,b7   
the term public use and environmental   
purposes means the purposes of energy   
conservation1 the protection1 mitigation
 of damage to1 and enhancement of1 fish 
and wildlife 7including related spawning
 grounds and habitat71 the protection of
 recreational opportunities1 the        
preservation of other aspects of        
environmental quality1 and other        
beneficial public uses1 including       
irrigation1 flood control1 water supply1
 and other purposes1 as required under  
subsection 7e7 and section #aj7;a71 as  
such purposes apply to land within the  
project boundary that is above the      
highest target elevation for normal     
operations of the project4  7#b7        
,notwithstanding subsection 7e7 and     
sections #aj7;a7 and #bh1 the           
,commission may not consider public use 
and environmental purposes in issuing a 
license for a project in an exempt      

,state4  7#c7 ,if a ,state law described
 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 is no longer in 
effect1 paragraph 7#b7 shall continue to
 apply to any project in the ,state for 
which a license was issued while such   
law was in effect4  7#d7 ,paragraph 7#b7
 shall not apply to any project or      
portion of a project on ,federal land4  
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