Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 174 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 licenses, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 2019 Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; 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 licenses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Home 4 Owner Rights Enforcement Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. HYDROPOWER LICENSES. 6 (a) LICENSES.—Section 4(e) of the Federal Power 7 Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)) is amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:58 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H174.IH H174 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 174 IH (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘recreational oppor- 1 tunities,’’; and 2 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and minimizing infringement 3 on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property 4 rights held by nonlicensees’’ after ‘‘aspects of envi- 5 ronmental quality’’. 6 (b) PRIVATE LANDOWNERSHIP.—Section 10 of the 7 Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803) is amended— 8 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ- 9 ing minimizing infringement on the useful exercise 10 and enjoyment of property rights held by non- 11 licensees’’ after ‘‘section 4(e)’’; and 12 (2) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(k) PRIVATE LANDOWNERSHIP.—In developing any 14 recreational resource within the project boundary, the li- 15 censee shall consider private landownership as a means to 16 encourage and facilitate— 17 ‘‘(1) private investment; and 18 ‘‘(2) increased tourism and recreational use.’’. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:58 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H174.IH H174 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS