Public Law 107-78

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[107th Congress Public Law 78]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 107-78
107th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To provide authority to the Federal Power Marketing Administrations to 
      reduce vandalism and destruction of property, and for other 
            purposes. <<NOTE: Nov. 28, 2001 -  [H.R. 2924]>> 

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

SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 7276d.>>  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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 7276e.>> 

    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.

    Approved November 28, 2001.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2924:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001):
            Oct. 23, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 15, considered and passed Senate.

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