74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
HA to HJM 22
 
LC 3744/HJM 22-1
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                     HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 22
 
  By JOINT COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND OCEAN POLICY
 
                            April 23
 
  On page 1 of the printed joint memorial, line 17, delete ' 791'
and insert '791a'.
  Delete lines 28 through 30 and insert:
  ' (1) The Congress of the United States of America is
respectfully urged to include the following proposed language in
an amendment to the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.:
  ' The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is granted
jurisdiction over ocean wave energy conversion devices located in
the territorial waters of the United States from the shoreline to
12 nautical miles out to sea. Jurisdiction shall be exercised
pursuant to Part 1 of the Federal Power Act, except that the
commission shall adopt rules specific to ocean wave energy
conversion devices. Those rules shall include, but are not
limited to, provisions that provide for expedited processing for
a preliminary permit or a license for such devices and for state
and local government input regarding location and anchoring of,
and electric transmission from, devices prior to the filing of an
application for a preliminary permit or a license.'.
  On page 2, delete line 1.
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