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[CITE: 16USC460gg-2]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
          SUBCHAPTER XCI--HELLS CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
 
Sec. 460gg-2. Federal power and water resources projects


(a) Licenses by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any authorization 
heretofore given pursuant to law, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission may not license the construction of any dam, water conduit, 
reservoir, powerhouse, transmission line, or other project work under 
the Federal Power Act (41 Stat. 1063), as amended (16 U.S.C. 791a et 
seq.), within the recreation area: Provided, That the provisions of the 
Federal Power Act (41 Stat. 1063) shall continue to apply to any project 
(as defined in such Act), and all of the facilities and improvements 
required or used in connection with the operation and maintenance of 
said project, in existence within the recreation area which project is 
already constructed or under construction on December 31, 1975.

(b) Assistance detrimental to protected waters

    No department or agency of the United States may assist by loan, 
grant, license, or otherwise the construction of any water resource 
facility within the recreation area which the Secretary determines would 
have a direct and adverse effect on the values for which the waters of 
the area are protected.

(Pub. L. 94-199, Sec. 4, Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 95-91, 
title IV, Sec. 402(a)(1)(A), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 583.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Power Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 10, 
1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, as amended, which is classified generally 
to chapter 12 (Sec. 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title 
and Tables.

                          Transfer of Functions

    ``Federal Energy Regulatory Commission'' substituted for ``Federal 
Power Commission'' in subsec. (a) pursuant to Pub. L. 95-91, 
Sec. 402(a)(1)(A), which is classified to section 7172(a)(1)(A) of Title 
42, The Public Health and Welfare.
    Federal Power Commission terminated and functions with regard to 
licenses and permits for dams, reservoirs, or other works for 
development and improvement of navigation and for development and 
utilization of power across, along, from, or in navigable waters under 
part I of Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) transferred to 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by sections 7172(a)(1)(A) and 7293 
of Title 42.
