,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,griffith introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,power
 ,act to require the ,federal ,energy   
,regulatory ,commission to minimize     
infringement on the exercise and        
enjoyment of property rights in issuing 
hydropower licenses1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,supporting ,home   
,owner ,rights ,enforcement ,act4  #b4  
,hydropower licenses  7a7 ,licenses     
,section #d7;e7 of the ,federal ,power  
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gig7;e77 is        
amended--  7#a7 by striking and after   
recreational opportunities12 and  7#b7  
by inserting 1 and minimizing           
infringement on the useful exercise and 
enjoyment of property rights held by    
nonlicensees after aspects of           
environmental quality4  7b7 ,private    

landownership ,section #aj of the       
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hjc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection   
7a77#a71 by inserting 1 including       
minimizing infringement on the useful   
exercise and enjoyment of property      
rights held by nonlicensees after       
section #d7;e72 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7k7 ,private    
landownership ,in developing any        
recreational resource within the project
 boundary1 the licensee shall consider  
private landownership as a means to     
encourage and facilitate--  7#a7 private
 investment2 and  7#b7 increased tourism
 and recreational use4  4