To amend Public Law 99-338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Amends the Kaweah Project permit provision in Public Law 99-338, as previously amended by Public Law 108-447. The bill changes the permit-renewal language from three renewals to seven renewals and strikes the phrase tying the provision to Southern California Edison Company. The practical effect is to extend the number of times Kaweah Project permits can be renewed and to make the renewal language less company-specific.
Who Benefits and How
Kaweah Project permit holders, future Kaweah Project operators, Tulare County hydropower or water-project stakeholders, local infrastructure planners, and entities seeking continuity for project operations benefit from a longer renewal runway. Removing the Southern California Edison-specific phrase can make the authority usable for a successor or non-SCE permit holder rather than locking the provision to one named company.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The federal permitting agency, Interior and land-management staff, Kaweah Project administrators, competing applicants, local environmental reviewers, and public-land oversight staff must apply the amended renewal limit and account for a longer period of permit continuity. The burden is procedural and permitting-related; the bill does not itself approve a new project, appropriate funds, or change environmental standards.
Key Provisions
- Amends the first section of Public Law 99-338 as amended by Public Law 108-447.
- Extends Kaweah Project permit-renewal authority from three renewals to seven renewals.
- Removes language specifically referring to Southern California Edison Company.
- Provides longer permit continuity for Kaweah Project operations or successor permit holders.
- Requires federal permitting staff to administer the revised renewal limit.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the Kaweah Project permit provision in Public Law 99-338 to allow seven renewals instead of three and removes Southern California Edison Company-specific language.
Key Policy Areas
Hydropower, Public Lands, Permitting
Primary Purpose
Amends the Kaweah Project permit provision in Public Law 99-338 to allow seven renewals instead of three and removes Southern California Edison Company-specific language.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Kaweah Project permit holders
- Future Kaweah Project operators
- Tulare County project stakeholders
- Local infrastructure planners
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal permitting agency
- Interior land-management staff
- Kaweah Project administrators
- Competing permit applicants
- Environmental reviewers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3226)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 140.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "kaweah_project"
- → Project covered by the Public Law 99-338 permit-renewal provision.
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