{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-797c","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 797c","heading":"Dams in National Park System units","body":"After October 24, 1992, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may not issue an original license under Part I of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a 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.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 12—FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"8a38b9ff5cb6d41131af64a234f46b90fe677a4a08e2b136a4397453f336f7d9","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-797b","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-797d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}