S.Amdt. 4684

SA 4684. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO TERMINATE
ELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means any
individual or entity that holds a lease from the Department
of the Interior for the use of Federal land for a covered
project.
(2) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means a
project to generate, store, or transmit electric energy on
Federal land.
(b) Prohibition.--A Federal agency may not, without prior
authorization from Congress, disburse any funding to, offer
to pay, or offer to exchange any property with, a covered
person in exchange for the covered person terminating a
covered project.
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