Amendment104th Congress
Amendment originally sought to exempt hydropower projects from regulation under the Clean Water Act. \ As amended by the Laughlin substitute amendment (A022), the above was replaced with language that establishes a dispute resolution mechanism for resolving conflicts resulting from actions taken by a State, an interstate waste pollution control agency or EPA relating to the issuance of a license for a hydroelectric project.
- Amendment Number
- 376
- Description
- Amendment originally sought to exempt hydropower projects from regulation under the Clean Water Act. \ As amended by the Laughlin substitute amendment (A022), the above was replaced with language that establishes a dispute resolution mechanism for resolving conflicts resulting from actions taken by a State, an interstate waste pollution control agency or EPA relating to the issuance of a license for a hydroelectric project.
- Purpose
- An amendment (printed as amendment No. 15 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to prohibit states from using their right to control the use or to allocate quantities of water to impose streamflow and other requirements on hydropower projects.
- Congress
- 104
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 11, 1995
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Emerson amendment (A021) as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 20:23:29
- Submitted Date
- May 11, 1995
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021