FULL COMMITTEE ACTION

Wednesday, April 21, 1999
 

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H.R. 1400: Bond Price Competition Improvement Act of 1999, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED by a voice vote.

No amendments were offered.

H.R. 459:  To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED by a voice vote.

No amendments were offered.

H.R. 1378:   To authorize appropriations for carrying out pipeline safety activities under chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED, AMENDED, by a yea-nay vote: 40-0.

The following amendments were offered:

An amendment by Mr. Markey, #1, re: recommendations and responses from the Office of Pipeline Safety, was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. Pallone, #2, re: damage prevention activities, was ADOPTED by a voice vote.

H.R. 45:  Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1999, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED, AMENDED, by a yea-nay vote: 40-6.

The following amendments were offered:

Three amendments offered en bloc by Mr. Barton, #1, re: acceptance schedule; reservation lands; contracts, was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. Markey, #2, re: contractor negligence or misconduct, was DEFEATED by a yea-nay vote: 13-25;

An amendment by Mr. Pallone, #3, to strike "establishment of overall system performance standard", was DEFEATED by a yea-nay vote: 11-33;

An amendment by Mr. Barton, #4, re: designated route, was ADOPTED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. Markey, #5, re: budget status of nuclear waste fund, was DEFEATED by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. Rush, #6, to strike the comma after the word "sites" (page 11, line 6); to strike subsection (j), after line 2 (page 32) re: Reservation Lands, was ADOPTED by a yea-nay vote: 29-14;

An amendment by Mr. Shadegg, #7, re: Nuclear Waste Fund fee, was WITHDRAWN by unanimous consent;

An amendment by Mr. Pallone, #8, re: EPA authority to promulgate standards, was DEFEATED by voice vote.

THE COMMITTEE ADJOURNED SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR