16 U.S.C. § 797c
Dams in National Park System units
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 797c, Dams in National Park System units, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/446457
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After October 24, 1992, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may not issue an original license under Part I of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] (nor an exemption from such Part) for any new hydroelectric power project located within the boundaries of any unit of the National Park System that would have a direct adverse effect on Federal lands within any such unit. Nothing in this section shall be construed as repealing any existing provision of law (or affecting any treaty) explicitly authorizing a hydroelectric power project.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Energy Policy Act of 1992