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H.R. 1235 (113th)

Leave our Lakes Alone Act

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Introduced

18 March 2013

Last action

22 March 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Sponsors

Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]

Subjects

Environment, Energy

Source updated

12 August 2025

Environment · Energy

Summary

Leave our Lakes Alone Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from considering public use and environmental purposes in issuing a license for a project in a state whose law expressly authorizes such a prohibition. Defines "public use and environmental purposes" to mean the purposes of energy conservation, the protection, mitigation of damage to, and enhancement of, fish and wildlife, the protection of recreational opportunities, the preservation of other aspects of environmental quality, and other beneficial public uses, including irrigation, flood control, and water supply, as such purposes apply to land within a project boundary above the highest target elevation for normal operations of the project. Exempts projects on federal land from application of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 18 March 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 March 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 March 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 March 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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