A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina.
Public Law 107-322 · S. 1010 · 107th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 4, 2002 · Energy
Sponsor: Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Strom Thurmond
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon licensee request, to extend for three consecutive two-year periods the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of a specified hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Energy Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 4, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-322.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 22, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 15, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Armey asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Sep 23, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Sep 4, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Aug 1, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 28, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 5, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 11, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.