,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ah1 #bjac ,mrs4 
,h>tzl] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4   
,mull91 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,graves (    
,miss\ri1 & ,mr4 ,griffi? ( ,virg9ia7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act to  
p]mit ,/ates to exempt projects f c]ta9 
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission   
consid]ations 9 issu+ lic5ses = su*     
projects4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,leave our ,lakes ,alone   
,act4  #b4 ,/ate det]m9ation to exempt  
projects f c]ta9 ,,f]c consid]ations 9  
lic5s+ ,section #d ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gig7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7h7    
7#a7 ,= ! purposes ( ?is subsection--   
7,a7 ! t]m exempt ,/ate means a ,/ate = 
:i* a ,/ate law is 9 effect t expressly 
au?orizes p>agraph 7#b7 to apply to     
projects )9 ! ,/ate2 &  7,b7 ! t]m      
public use & environm5tal purposes means

 ! purposes ( en]gy cons]vation1 !      
protection1 mitigation ( damage to1 &   
enhancem5t (1 fi% & wildlife 7includ+   
relat$ spawn+ gr\nds & habitat71 !      
protection ( recreational opportunities1
 ! pres]vation ( o!r aspects (          
environm5tal quality1 & o!r b5eficial   
public uses1 includ+ irrigation1 flood  
control1 wat] supply1 & o!r purposes1 z 
requir$ "u subsection 7e7 & section     
#aj7;a71 z su* purposes apply to l& )9 !
 project b\nd>y t is above ! highe/     
t>get elevation = normal op]ations ( !  
project4  7#b7 ,not)/&+ subsection 7e7 &
 sections #aj7;a7 & #bh1 ! ,commission  
may n consid] public use & environm5tal 
purposes 9 issu+ a lic5se = a project 9 
an exempt ,/ate4  7#c7 ,if a ,/ate law  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 is no     
long] 9 effect1 p>agraph 7#b7 %all      
cont9ue to apply to any project 9 !     
,/ate = :i* a lic5se 0 issu$ :ile su*   
law 0 9 effect4  7#d7 ,p>agraph 7#b7    
%all n apply to any project or portion (
 a project on ,f$]al l&4  4