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RESOLUTION
2014 -08 -03
ENDORSING HOUSE RESOLUTION 4976
AMENDING THE FEDERAL POWER ACT
PERTAINING TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
At a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Pittsylvania, held in
the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition in
Chatham, Virginia on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 7:OOpm, the following resolution was
presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, a Bill known as House Resolution 4976 (hereinafter H.R. 4976) was
introduced in the United States Congress in June of this year to require the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (hereinafter FERC) to minimize infringement on the
exercise and enjoyment of private property rights when issuing hydro- electric power
licenses, and for other purposes, and
WHEREAS, the Tri- Counties Lakes Administrative Commission (hereinafter TLAC), of
which Pittsylvania County is a part, is calling upon its member jurisdictions to endorse
passage of H.R. 4976 as an important measure to safeguard against the overreach of
FERC in regulating shoreline development on hydro - electric power projects such as
Smith Mountain and Leesville Lakes across the nation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Pittsylvania County Board of
Supervisors that the Board does hereby endorse the provisions of H.R. 4976 as being
essential for the protection of private property rights for owners of shoreline property
along the nation's hydro - electric power projects and calls for the Bill's adoption by
Congress without delay.
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County Administrator k, i%�i,,S:��\ 1 1 Center Street,Chatham,Virginia
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Chatham,Virginia 24531 y , o •, y Fax (434) 432-7714
clarence.monday @pittgov.org 1767 Website: www.pittgov,org
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August 6, 2014
Pam Collins, Executive Director
Tri-County Lake Administrative Commission
P.O. Box 55
Moneta, VA 24121
Dear Ms. Collins,
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Attached hereto, please find our original Resolution #2014-08-03, for House Resolution 4976
Shore. If you should have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to
contact our office.
Sincerely,
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Clarence C. Monday
County Administrator
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