S.Amdt. 973

SA 973. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mrs. McCaskill) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 957 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 2354, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the matter under the heading “GENERAL PROVISIONS” of title V, insert the following:

Sec. ___. (a) Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)) is amended--

(1) by designated the first, second, and third sentences as paragraphs (1) through (3) respectively; and

(2) in paragraph (3) (as so designated), by inserting “private landownership and private use of land,” before “recreational opportunities”.

(b) Section 10 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “private landownership and private use of land,” after “water supply”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(k) In developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, the licensee shall consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate--

“(1) private investment; and

“(2) increased tourism and recreational use.”.

(c) Section 28 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 822) is repealed.