16 USC § 797c - Dams in National Park System units

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title: "16 USC § 797c - Dams in National Park System units"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "797c"
section_name: "Dams in National Park System units"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXIV, § 2402, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3097.)"
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# § 797c. Dams in National Park System units

October 24, 199216 U.S.C. 791a

After , the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may not issue an original license under Part I of the Federal Power Act [ 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–486, title XXIV, § 2402, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3097.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, is , . Part I of the Act is classified generally to this subchapter (§ 791a et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the Federal Power Act which generally comprises this chapter.