An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 110-300 to require the FERC to hold one public meeting before issuing a permit, license, or authorization that will affect land use when a public meeting is requested by at least five individuals or an organization representing 30 or more people. If a request for reconsideration is granted and the request was filed before enactment of this section and a hearing had not been held before the permit or authorization concerned was issued, the Commission must hold a hearing.

In title IX, insert the following at the end of part 1 of subtitle B and make the necessary conforming amendments in the table of contents:

SEC. 9119. PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR CERTAIN FERC ACTIONS.

(a) In General.--Before issuing a permit, license, or other authorization under part I of the Federal Power Act for any action that may affect land use in any locality, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall hold a public meeting in that locality regarding such permit, license or other authorization if such a meeting is requested by 5 or more individuals or an organization representing 30 or more individuals. The meeting shall be held before the end of any period for public comment under Commission rules. Not more than one public meeting need be held with respect to a single permit, license or other authorization

(b) Multiple Areas.--In the case of a facility that affects multiple areas, the meeting shall be held in a statistical metropolitan area at a location reasonably central to the affected areas.

(c) Motions To Reconsider.--The Commission shall hold such a meeting whenever a request for reconsideration is granted if the request was filed before the enactment of this section and the Commission did not hold a hearing prior to issuing the permit, license, or other authorization concerned.