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<br />SECTION 7: Restrictions on Water Resources Projects
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<br />7.1 What is meant by the tenn "water resource project"?
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<br />A water resources project is defined nn "... arry type of. construction
<br />which would result in any change in the free-flowing characteristics
<br />of a particular ri ver. " Fermi ts to dredge or fill a river channel
<br />would be a water resources project, as would be sewage treatment
<br />plants. Crossings for gas pipelines or transmission lines or bridge
<br />and road construction projects nonnally would not be water resources
<br />projects. (February 7, 1969) .
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<br />7.2 To what extent is the Federal Power Commission's licensing authority
<br />curtailed by section 7?
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<br />Section 7 prohibits the Federal Power Commission from licensing any
<br />new projects or construction, even as an incident to an existing dam
<br />--or project, which would be "on" or "directly affecting" any of the
<br />. i-l";ers listed in section 3 and section-5-of the Act, regardless of
<br />whether the project is presently under licensefro~ the Commission.
<br />The language of section 7 does not, however, preclude the Commission
<br />from licensing existing projects that are presently unlicensed, so
<br />long as Commission action does not authorize arry new construction.
<br />(February 7, 1969)
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<br />7.3 Who determines whether a Federal Power C~mission license or a water
<br />resources project involving Federal assistance would have an adverse
<br />effect on a river?
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<br />The Secretary charged with administration of a wild or scenic river or
<br />responsible for the study of a section 5 river. (February 7, 1969)
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