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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2924


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 24, 2001

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
To provide authority to the Federal Power Marketing Administrations to 
 reduce vandalism and destruction of property, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROPERTY PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR POWER MARKETING 
              ADMINISTRATIONS.

    The Administrators of the Western Area Power Administration, the 
Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power 
Administration may each carry out programs to reduce vandalism, theft, 
and destruction of property that is under their jurisdiction.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF REWARDS.

    In carrying out a program under this Act, each Administrator 
referred to in section 1 is authorized to provide rewards (including 
cash rewards) to individuals who provide information or evidence 
leading to the arrest and prosecution of individuals causing damage to, 
or loss of, Federal property under their jurisdiction. The amount of 
any one such reward paid to any individual may not exceed a value of 
$1,000.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 23, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

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